I saw something of the grandeur of God in this expression of beauty.

Because wherever beauty is, the excellence of 1994, public television ran several rebroadcasts of an event that took place in the Los Angeles Coliseum

where the three greatest living tenors were assembled in concert.

Karara, the Mingo and Pavarotti,

the incomparable Pavarotti. And when I watched that performance on television. comparable poverty.

And when I watched that performance on television,

I was literally mesmerized.

I don't think I've ever seen a performance of anybody about anything that I so desperately did not want to

end as that performance.

And when these men were finished with their singing of opera, and I'm virtually

ignorant of opera, I've never been to an opera in my entire life, I've never read the text of an opera. In my entire life, I've never read the text of an opera. I've never read a book about

opera. I say that to my own shame and to my own disgrace. But not being an opera buff, I still could not move away from the television screen

watching this performance. And I said afterwards to my wife, I said, these men

may not only be the best tenors in the world, they may be the best singers

in the world, and not only the best singers in the world, they may be the best musicians

in the world.

And of course even in that group, Pavarotti stood as the first among equals.

But watching that performance was a spiritual experience for me. I saw something of the

grandeur of God in this expression of beauty.

Because wherever there is beauty,

wherever beauty is, the excellence of God is born witness.

I don't mean that every artist or every musician is a Christian or intentionally tries to give

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