Aligning With the Will of Heaven: ‘The Virgin With Angels’

Aligning With the Will of Heaven: ‘The Virgin With Angels’
A detail from “The Virgin With Angels (Song of Angels),” 1881, by William Bouguereau. Oil, 84 inches by 60 inches. Forest Lawn Museum, California. Public Domain
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What is heaven’s will? We may have heard that we should follow the will of heaven, but what does that mean? To me, the question feels a little blasphemous since my human thoughts about heaven might be unintentionally disrespectful to its actual grandeur.
This is not to say that we should not be considering what it means to behave as if we are beings of or on our way to heaven. But I do suggest that the thought should come with a high level of sincere piety and respect.
Eric Bess
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Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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