James K. A. Smith in chapter 7 of you are what you love (brazos press: grand rapids, mi. 2016.)

Smith writes:

We are not just dawdling around in some anonymous cosmos; we are home. We are dwelling in God's world. This isn't just "nature"; it is creation. And it is "very good" (Gen. 1:31). The material creation is not just some detour from our heavenly existence. It is the very good abode created by our heavenly Father. Creation is not some icky, regrettable mistake on God's part. It is the product of his love. (p. 171)

We are called to be witnesses, not necessarily winners. (p. 174; but can't we be both?)

We are made to be makers, but as makers we remain lovers. So if you are what you love, then you make what you love. (p. 175)

Our making bubbles up from our imagination, which is fueled by a Story of what flourishing looks like. (p. 177)

The rite of baptism, where the congregation vows to help raise the child and come alongside the parents, is just the liturgical formation we need in order to be a people who can support those raising children with intellectual disabilities or those with the calling and courage to adopt special-needs children. (p. 181; amen times three)