Beim Anblick eines Grashalms

If God created the world out of love, why shouldn't we be able to taste that love? Through all things, through the sun and moon, tree and flower, the presence of God shines forth! Nature becomes symbolic, that is, transparent to God – just as a gifted rose is an expression of friendship. For those who do not believe in love, the rose will mean nothing. However, for those who can read the world with the eyes of faith, flowers can speak. In this sense, Andreas Knapp is not concerned with seeing through and measuring the nature around us and ourselves, but with observing and admiring. Such an approach is sympathetic, meaning compassionate and empathetic. Without violence, tough nuts, and not cracking people with a hammer. Light and warmth coax the seed, the shell opens from within.