The Beauty of Life

^{Well, phooey.  I wanted to blog every day this week, but hey, what I’ve done so far is an improvement.  I almost posted on Friday.  It still feels like Friday, only it’s after midnight so it’s officially Saturday.  My hubbie and I had a great time sitting at the table this evening, drinking smoothies (him) and eating yogurt (me), and discussing “stuff.”  Now we should be in bed, but it feels good to just have some fun online for a few minutes.}

^{I’m still new enough to blogging that I’m not sure what proper netiquette is, but I saw a wonderful poem on another blog last night (okay, make that Thursday night).  I wanted to share it with you, but so that I didn’t steal it from her, I wrote her first for permission.  She responded:}

^{She sounds like a gem!  So without any further ado, here is her poem:}

^{The beauty of life is….
That it isn’t mine.
It’s Yours. I have been bought with a price and am no longer my own.}

The beauty of life is…
That I have already died.
For I have been crucified with Christ, therefore I no longer live, but Jesus Christ now lives in me.

The beauty of life is…
That it is without end.
Now, because of You, I shall be forever and ever and ever. Impotent, Death has no sting.
!
The beauty of life is…
You are weaving something beautiful out of my days.
Even if it may look—or feel— overwhelmingly otherwise.
For we know all things together work for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

The beauty of life…
Is unmerited, undeserved, unwarranted. It is solely gift.
Any beauty in my life is not mine. It is simply a reflection of the essence of beauty: You.

The beauty of life is…
Everyday.

How can I possibly forget that? Alas, interminable spiritual Alzheimers.
Above all else, I must remember—no, relish—-the beauty You infus! e into my every breath.

I rise to my feet to! offer a standing, emotional ovation to the Playwright and Director of this daily drama: It’s a Wonderful Life.

Whatever is….beautiful….keep the mind fixed on these things.

Lord, You are the beauty radiating from these moments.

^{(written by Ann at Holy Experience blog)}