Several women chose this verse from Proverbs as their favorite. How does it speak to you?
I loved the quote: "With great beauty comes great responsibility." So true! I work as a hairbraider at the local Renaissance Festival, and for those nine weekends I get to see that quote and this verse acted out front and center. It never ceases to amaze me how many people seem to leave their discretion out of their dressing process. The braiders actually have a "Bad Costume Bingo" card as a way of taking a tally of some of the...let's call them choices (because that's what they are)...we see often enough that while they might startle us, they don't surprise us anymore.
Some costuming is eye-catching for all the right reasons, and those are on the Bingo card too: for being beautiful or creative or well-executed or fun. But then there are the things that are eye-catching for all the wrong reasons.
Everybody and every body is beautiful. I truly believe that. And some people really do have stunning wrapping paper. But something gets lost when they don't treat their wrapping paper well. Each time I see someone Bingo-card worthy, it grieves my heart a little bit. Because while I'm sure they want to be turning heads, I can't believe they want to be turning them for that reason.
Every body is beautiful, even mine! But no matter how confident I might be in my outer beauty (a sliding scale to be sure!), it's my inner beauty that I want to shine through.
This season, I guarantee you I'll be thinking about pierced pigs, and good choices.
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