A Year of Beauty

 

Tea and a sweet, anyone?

I don't usually think in terms of choosing a "word of the year," but the word beauty has been repeating strongly in my mind and spirit. I'd like to make this a year of beauty.

"Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor Him, for He is the Lord (Psalm 45:11)

"He has made everything beautiful in its time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

"You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you" (Song of Songs 4:7)

"From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth" (Psalm 50:2)

"One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I see: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple" (Psalm 27:4)

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news..." (Isaiah 52:7a)

"And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord" (Ezekiel 16:14)

It's the beauty all around us that testifies and convinces us of God (Romans 1:20). I pray the beauty He created will convince many, many more this year.