How beautiful you are and how pleasing.
Song of Solomon 7:8
At the end of her life, my mother lived in a wonderful
Alzheimer’s facility. One day when I visited her, a bright-eyed resident
introduced himself to me as “Andrew Hobbs”. After learning my name, he said, “You
are a very pretty girl.”
A minute later Mr. Hobbs asked my name again and said, “You
are a real beauty.” Two more times he asked my name and complimented me.
By then I knew I needed to interrupt his cycle of
admiration. Excusing myself, I left my mother and Mr. Hobbs in the company of a
nurse.
When I returned, my admirer had gone to another area to talk
with a visiting relative.
The nurse, who’d watched the entire incident, said, “As soon
as you left, he went right over to your mother and told her, ‘You are the
prettiest girl in Tyler!’”
I realized then that in Mr. Hobbs’ eyes, every woman was
lovely.
That reminds me of the way Christ sees us, His bride. Each
of us is beautiful to Him.
Some days the mirror is not my friend. Puffy eyes look back
at me. No matter how hard I struggle with the curling iron, I see bad hair.
Even the outfit that looked good when I put it together the
night before seems dowdy. Because of what I see, I don’t feel pretty. That’s
when I’m blessed by remembering how Jesus sees me.
Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder. When we love someone, no matter how plain their
features may seem to others, they are attractive to us
If that’s true of flawed, human love, consider the
transforming power of divine love. When Jesus Christ beholds us, He sees His
Beloved.
In the sight of our Redeemer, we are beautiful.
Father, thank You for
unconditional love and acceptance of each of Your people.
Carol
1 comment:
that is beautiful!
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