My soul stirs within me when I see the beauty in life. Here is some of the beauty, which I have seen in the last month:
- The beauty of the sound of the cottonwood leaves, as they blow in the wind as I sit walk the dirt roads and deer trails which are in my life.
- The beauty of the fragrance of the fresh cut grass as it bursts forth from the morning dew.
- The face of a tired looking, but beautiful young women, as she exits her car to pump gas.
- The light sapphire colored eyes of a man that shine with great brilliance, who starts up a conversation with me in the library as he tells me how he lost all of his memory, because of a stroke. He may have lost his all of his memory from before the stroke, but the light of Christ was beaming from within his soul.
- The sound of a woman's voice, which causes me to turn my head, so that my ear would be closer to her, as she sings in worship of the Lord during Holy Mass.
- The unique sound of the bird called the killdeer, when it is squeals, as though it is delighted by my presence as it hears and feels the vibration of my foot steps and skurries away from me.
- The wild sound of a very special yearling buck, who permits me to bed down not far from him and how he audibly communicates to me in his way and the beauty of the peace I feel when I am in his presence.
- The melody created by a beautiful, but broken, bone china mug covered in chintz roses, as I release it from my hand and the shattered pieces tumble into the trash dispenser.
I find that when I see beauty, I can no longer control myself. I must tell them or someone of the beauty of which I am or have experienced. When I tell the person, the bird, the buck, the leaves, the grass... of their beauty, I like to think that I am also complimenting God for being the Divine Designer and Creator of them all. Yes, a compliment is ultimately a form of praise to God. Can you see that?
In the midst of the activity of the day, take time to recognize that which is really beautiful and then take a moment to praise the Creator of Beauty, with a compliment or by acknowledging it, in this simple way, you can make the world a better place to live.
Thank you Jesus for all of the beauty in the world. With much Christian love. Joelle
