I can't help it. I wanted to reference this comment in one of my other posts, but I got tired of the whole thing and said, "Forget it."
I kept thinking about what this sweet man had written, but couldn't remember how to get back to where it was.
And lo and behold, here it is! A whole post about this sweet man whose words have echoed in my head.
Yay!!!!
My Wife is Beautiful
I have also thought over and over about this beautiful yet oh so vulnerable poem written by Ruth Bell Graham.
She always possessed such beauty to me. Poise and grace. I admired and appreciated her love of the written word. Her creative side. Her love of the Lord and His Word are evident in simply everything about her. Her deep devotion to missions is an inspiration to me. Her apparent adoration of her husband and her acceptance of and devotion to his ministry brings tears to my eyes. Truly. The way her children speak of her inspires me to be a better mother.
I adore this woman.
To say it was a surprise to read her tender and heart felt words is to say the least. She was a humble woman, never wanting attention for herself, but to hear this view of herself gave me pause:
Your eyes
look down at me...
What do they see?
The plainness of me--
plainly built,
not small,
nor calmly poised,
nor quaint,
and, worst of all,
a nose upturned
and hands
that I have known
for years to be
too long,
too overgrown;
plain hazel eyes,
a face too pale,
not fair,
a mouth too large
and ordinary hair?
And all of me
tucked in
this homemade dress;
oh, if you look at me
so thoughtfully
will you love me
the less?
Oh, my heart broke when I read this! I wanted her to know how much I adored her! I wanted her to feel beautiful. Each time I see pictures of her, or video of her, her beauty just shines from her face and her countenance. I wanted her to feel about herself the way I feel about her!
And then I heard the Lord whisper, "And I too..."
Yes, I hear you, Lord. The way Your beauty shines from me is all that matters.
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4
I hope this is the last of the beauty posts for a bit. I know that charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. {Proverbs 31:20} I know that what I do for Christ is all that will last. I pray that I will continue to seek Him, be conformed to the image of His Son and lay these other things at His feet where they belong.
Poem from "Never Let it End" by Ruth Graham Bell
My Wife is Beautiful
I have also thought over and over about this beautiful yet oh so vulnerable poem written by Ruth Bell Graham.
She always possessed such beauty to me. Poise and grace. I admired and appreciated her love of the written word. Her creative side. Her love of the Lord and His Word are evident in simply everything about her. Her deep devotion to missions is an inspiration to me. Her apparent adoration of her husband and her acceptance of and devotion to his ministry brings tears to my eyes. Truly. The way her children speak of her inspires me to be a better mother.
I adore this woman.
To say it was a surprise to read her tender and heart felt words is to say the least. She was a humble woman, never wanting attention for herself, but to hear this view of herself gave me pause:
Your eyes
look down at me...
What do they see?
The plainness of me--
plainly built,
not small,
nor calmly poised,
nor quaint,
and, worst of all,
a nose upturned
and hands
that I have known
for years to be
too long,
too overgrown;
plain hazel eyes,
a face too pale,
not fair,
a mouth too large
and ordinary hair?
And all of me
tucked in
this homemade dress;
oh, if you look at me
so thoughtfully
will you love me
the less?
Oh, my heart broke when I read this! I wanted her to know how much I adored her! I wanted her to feel beautiful. Each time I see pictures of her, or video of her, her beauty just shines from her face and her countenance. I wanted her to feel about herself the way I feel about her!
And then I heard the Lord whisper, "And I too..."
Yes, I hear you, Lord. The way Your beauty shines from me is all that matters.
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4
I hope this is the last of the beauty posts for a bit. I know that charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. {Proverbs 31:20} I know that what I do for Christ is all that will last. I pray that I will continue to seek Him, be conformed to the image of His Son and lay these other things at His feet where they belong.
Poem from "Never Let it End" by Ruth Graham Bell
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