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How jaded we become, even in the face of beauty –
this too in the face of Grace.
Working everyday at St. John’s,
the gift shop employees I asked, are no longer moved by
the space. Burdened by their labors and superiors, it is
the same for them as working anywhere else. “Work
here for a while and you will understand”
So then – Beauty -
doesn't have the power to transform? Concerns of the world
are immunities to Beauty’s charm. As one builds tolerance,
' first love ' fades. How then is Beauty effective toward
transcendence? How much of any effect is reliant on the
intent of Beauty’s recipient? One must make the leap
up – transcending the symbolic representation –
to the place where the Idea of Beauty first emanates - moved
in the heart to transcend, via reflection and contemplation
and resonation. Prayer to transform ones spirit toward Godliness
as measured for us, in the flesh, by Christ – Grace;
Servitude; Care; Kindness; Humility; Selflessness toward
one another; Love. Yet concerns for the world and our labor
therein can be, too often, the immunization to such love
verbalized by the will.
I stand guilty.
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November continued
- Why $7 Umbrellas Don't Work... >>11.16
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