Christina at Reflections of a Catholic in Formation is hosting a series entitled You are Beautiful for the month of June. Here is an excerpt from my contribution - head on over to her blog to read the rest and check out the other great posts!
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When I first heard this saying as a child, I thought that it meant that beauty was relative. You know, how some people think the sunrise is one of the most beautiful things in the world, whereas I hold the belief that something that happens that early in the morning can only have so much beauty.
The trap we fall into with relativism though is that it leads us to believe that lies are the truth - yes, even with beauty! I can't count the number of times I've heard over the years, "You look pretty!" or "That dress looks beautiful on you!" but I can tell you that there have only been a few times I've heard the words we all long to hear: "You are beautiful."
Yet, when I started thinking about the theme for this post and the above adage popped into my head, another thought came to light that made it all start to make sense in a way I'd never realized before. What was the thought that entered my mind with this saying, you ask?
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| Other things that aren't too beautiful in the morning include my unkempt hair and sleepy eyes. |
Yet, when I started thinking about the theme for this post and the above adage popped into my head, another thought came to light that made it all start to make sense in a way I'd never realized before. What was the thought that entered my mind with this saying, you ask?
What if I think of God as The Beholder?
Beauty is in the eye of The Beholder.
It doesn't change much, but it changes everything.
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