O Beauty.

The recent warm weather and spring time relief has turned my thoughts, fittingly, to beauty and it's incredible testament to God's love for us. He created us, saved us, gave us eternal life, the most loving of Mothers, saints, Christ present in the Eucharist, hope, joy, love and beauty. There is beauty in each of the things above listed but also woven into each and every created being. The whispering wind, gentle breeze, lazy stream, and breath taking sunsets just barely being the list of His creativity. Not only has He created beauty for us to enjoy but He has given us the ability to participate and make it ourselves: a gentle heart, a pretty dress, a kind smile, art, poetry, prose, song and dance.... We are in His likeness -- beauty fulfills us.