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"Ideals and the desire for beauty are simply the echoes of God's design in our hearts. He was the one who designed the world to be a masterpiece of wonder, color and life. Yearning for peace, health, comfort is natural to our souls and comes from the depths of our hearts where we can still feel and imagine what God created life to be before the fall." The Mom Walk, p. 58
In the beginning, God created...
The first thing he did was to create. As we bear His image we are made to create.
God placed his first children, Adam and Eve, in a vast, splendid garden with variety of color, sound, texture, light, taste—all for the pleasure of His beloved Adam and Eve.
We long to follow this design and make masterpieces out of everyday things. We sometimes forget that masterpieces are the work of a lifetime—we create, bring light, prepare food, build traditions, just as God did when he crafted the garden. He brought the light of stars, the sun, constellations. In like manor we illuminate our homes with the ambience of soft reflections of firelight, lamplight, candles.
When the real world comes crashing in on us, by rumors of war, killings, earthquakes, the fall of Godly leaders, we can quickly become overwhelmed and walk down the pathway of fear, despair.
We must persevere, to subdue, to create beauty in our world. When the walls within our home bring safety, the music brings comfort, the food satisfies the body, the touch brings affection, the words bring hope, we are like the Holy Spirit—bringing the reality of God to the dark places of our world.
When we give up, we are submitting to darkness that surrounds us. Giving in to fear gives darkness to our own soul.
Women are widely capable influences in this world for good. They embody incredible capacity to be strong, faithful, life-giving. Even lighting a candle will influence our surroundings, bring soothing comfort to our souls. The dancing flicker of light gives hope that we are making a difference in this dark world.
In Genesis 1, what words did God use at the end of days 1-5? He said, "It is good."
Creating beauty, light, as God did, is a "good" work of our own lives.
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