Among people, only a few - without thinking of themselves - have pure joy in what God himself has created so beautifully, even in the smallest things.

— Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868), Schriftsteller

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Adalbert Stifter

Adalbert Stifter war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Maler und Pädagoge des 19. Jahrhunderts, der vor allem in Wien und Linz wirkte. Bekannt ist er für sein Konzept des „sanften Gesetzes“, das das Göttliche und sittlich Große im Unscheinbaren, Stillen und in der beständigen Schöpfungsordnung sieht, wofür ihm Kritiker wie Friedrich Hebbel biedermeierliche Detailversessenheit und Realitätsflucht vorwarfen. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Werk die geistliche Dimension von Geduld, Ehrfurcht vor der Natur und die Suche nach Maß und sittlicher Treue im Alltag.

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