Greetings Dear Reader,
We again come to a word that needs a clear and complete
definition. It requires us to see beyond
the common use of the word to its lofty meaning. We abuse this word in the way we use its
root, love, for too many things to really grasp what it means. Here is a bountiful definition as the
foundation for our thinking.
Lovely: exquisitely beautiful. "lovely views" synonyms: beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a
picture, attractive, good-looking, appealing, handsome, adorable, exquisite,
sweet, personable, charming; enchanting, engaging, bewitching, winsome,
seductive, gorgeous, alluring, ravishing, glamorous; bonny; informal: tasty,
knockout, stunning, drop-dead gorgeous, adorbs; fit, smashing; cute, foxy;
formal: beauteous; archaic: comely, fair; rare: pulchritudinous, scenic,
picturesque, pleasing, easy on the eye;
magnificent, stunning,
splendid, “there's a lovely view across the town"
The idea of pondering lovely things can take up many
guises. It could be a song, a work of
art, or a scenic view. It could be an
act of kindness, a noble gesture, or a vital truth. Pure mountain air, a rushing river, or a salmon-colored dawn can be lovely. There is
beauty in the world to be observed and dwelt upon. We need to spend time doing so.
It is no accident that love is at the root of things being
lovely. We need to love things that are exquisitely
beautiful. It is the love of beauty that
is genuine from a pure heart that deserves our attention. We do not spend enough time thinking about
the beautiful things of the world.
I am not speaking of what media and social standards call lovely. I am pondering loveliness that transcends the
temporal and passing. I had the
opportunity yesterday to tell a friend how lovely she is. It is not simply because of physical
beauty. It is because of her spirit, the
way she carries herself, and her heart toward others exude a loveliness that goes
far beyond her physical beauty.
When our spirits are lovely because we follow Jesus and his
example to love others, we become lovely as well. We assign lovely to the things that are
passing and forget that there is a deeper loveliness that transcends time. It is made up of every moment where we find
love and give it freely in that moment.
It is composed of the notes of love in each grain of time that join to
form a symphony of loveliness. When we
do this in concert, we create loveliness that joins the loveliness of others to
build the beauty and grace of our universe, the one song.
Thinking on things that are purely lovely will cause us to
see real loveliness more readily. It
will build our appreciation and value of what is truly lovely. It will cause things that are pretending to
be lovely to fade as the blinding light of pure loveliness envelops us in
understanding the real love that is at its heart.
Ponder what is lovely with me Dear Reader. We can point out that which represents it to
each other as we journey together. I
want to see those things that you see as lovely and learn to see the loveliness
in you more clearly. In this is found the
loveliness that is in Christ. There is
nothing more lovely to me than this.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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