Beauty part 1

Beauty is something that can make me cry. I know, I am a guy, I am not supposed to cry, but there is something about beauty that makes me so happy the tears flow. Now, when most people think of beauty, they think of things in nature, a painting, a pretty girl, or even an emotion. But what about that mysterious beauty that is found solely in Jesus? It is that beauty which brings tears to my eyes.

The more I pursue my relationship with Jesus, the more he seems to reveal to me his magnificence. It is like beholding every wonder this world has at the same time and it is magnified because of the mysterious element where the true beauty is found. Mystery is something that draws many people. Curiosity itself stems from a desire to understand the mysteries of this world. This curiosity and love of mystery can be found in the Eastern religions. Their appeal is from the idea that someone can take a leap of faith into the mysterious and hope to find what they are looking for.

The difference with Christ as opposed to other religions is the fact that he is both personal and full of mystery at the same time. It is a strange hybrid between the known and the unknown. The mysteries of God come from our inability in our finite minds to understand a God who is outside of time. There is such beauty in the pursuit of this God that so far beyond yet so intimately close at the same time.

Sin comes from our desire for things of this world that to our narrow perspective seem beautiful but are really a forsaking of true beauty. For instance, you could find a beautiful aspect to selfishness. It feels good to fulfill my longing for the simple pleasures this world supplies. You could find that beautiful but is a warped understanding of beauty.

I think that the beauty of Christ is not necessarily something that we experience in a new way every day. The picture of Christ we have in the complete written word of God is so absolutely beautiful that it needs nothing to be complete in our minds. This is where the mystery comes in. The fact that even though it seems so full, that it must be complete, it barley touches the surface of Christ’s true beauty that could not be fully revealed to mankind because it is so beyond our understanding. It is something (when I go about my life) I want to see it again. It is a beauty that seems too good to be true, but it is and there is so much more.