Ordinary beauty

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. -1Th 5:18


Sometimes, beauty can easily be ignored when everything is clearly visible. The ordinary always escapes us. Maybe we just do not have enough time to care. This is probably why we neglect the people around us, taking them for granted. We only enjoy our toys for a very brief period of time. We cannot appreciate the sunshine if it is a hot day. We hate the rain as well! We cannot appreciate the air we breathe. We do not respond to a relative in need but we can always give something when he dies. The list can go on. A little creativity is sometimes needed just to make things a little more attractive for us.



Would it be possible then that we train ourselves to see the beauty that is so ordinarily around us everyday? Will the world be a better place if we can give thanks to God for the ordinary things in life, appreciating them for all the worth they really are of.



I like the photograph at the left. But this serves as a reminder that it is still the same ordinary, ignored, taken for granted, glass of juice photographed above.