Have you ever stopped to observe the beauty of God has given for us to enjoy in this world?
The beauty of a hearty laugh.
The beauty of a shy smile.
The beauty of an innocent child's mature question.
The beauty of lightning and thunder rolling in a harmonious symphony.
The beauty of a prayer miraculously being answered.
The beauty of a smiling and laughing baby.
The beauty of a new plant root shooting up out of the ground.
The beauty of seeing that you've made someone's day.
The beauty of hearing hundreds of voices join together as one as they sing praises to their Father in heaven.
The beauty of seeing two people madly in love with each other.
The beauty of hearing an inspiring story.
The beauty of encouragement.
The beauty of being reunited with a family or friend.
The beauty of reading an old journal entry.
The beauty of creating something unique.
The beauty of looking through an old photo album or watching old home videos.
The beauty of unity.
The beauty of sunrises and sunsets.
The beauty of fluffy white clouds perfectly contrasting a baby blue sky.
The beauty of listening to a handwritten song.
The beauty of reading a letter written by someone dear to you.
The beauty of a genuine compliment.
The beauty of seeing your favorite color.
The beauty of seeing a field of flowers.
The beauty of hearing a favorite song come on the radio.
The beauty of a broken spirit.
The beauty of a pain blooming into something incredibly joyful.
The beauty of an autumn leaf lightly falling to the ground.
The beauty of one human soul helping another hurting human soul.
The beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit.
The beauty of the moment a parent becomes extremely proud of their child.
The beauty of the joy that comes from the simple things, like jumping in a puddle.
The beauty of seeing a person humbly cry in front of you.
The beauty of God's gift of salvation through the sending of his one and only Son to die on the cross to save us from eternal death, just to give us an eternal life that we can never do anything to deserve.
Beauty is not defined by our outward appearance. Beauty is defined by the joy that moments and events like these bring us. Christ is beauty, and Christ died so that we could experience beauty in this life to further glorify Him. Praise be to the one who is Beauty himself.
"You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you." (Song of Solomon 4:7)
