I was
quickly doing a morning Facebook check. Today there was a post about a woman who stood in a crowd blindfolded in
a bathing suit. While I found her beautiful, she struggled with loving herself.
She leaned a chalkboard against her shins that asked anyone who struggled with self-acceptance
and body acceptance to draw a heart on her skin.
I think
of standing there myself open and vulnerable to the judgement of others. I
cannot imagine the fear and doubt that would rise within me. We are so quick to
make assertions from what we see, and not what we know. We fail to see each
other, much less ourselves, as God’s creation. A work of art that took nine
months of work 24/7. The masterpiece of the master.
Amy
stood there for almost an hour and became covered in hearts and encouraging
words. She was hugged and loved through her vulnerability. As Christians we
forget that we are always loved through our vulnerability. Just like a little
girl takes for granted the loving remarks of a parent on her beauty, we also
disregard the messages of our heavenly father. We are told to love God with all
we are, all we have, and work to love better every day. That love includes our
neighbor, and ourselves.
I pray
today that we can all remember we are all masterpieces of the master, a loving
creation that is complex and beautiful because of all it contains. Amy is
beautiful on the outside, but more so for her bravery, honesty, and
vulnerability. May we come to love ourselves better every day and come to see
ourselves as the artistry of God’s very hand.
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