What is beauty?

Dear friend,

Our society places utmost importance

on a woman having beauty.

We have highly defined standards.

Women who meet or exceed these standards

are revered.

Actresses, singers and models are our beauty icons.

Our standards used to be extreme

but over time have become more moderate.

Today many of our stars

inspire women to build their beauty

by becoming fit and healthy,

which is beneficial.

Yet our focus on beauty

remains primarily on physical beauty.

We don’t ask: “Is she spiritually beautiful?”

Yet perhaps this is the question we need to ask.

Why?

Because no amount of physical beauty

can make up for the absence of spiritual beauty.

I’ll say that again:

No amount of physical beauty

can make up for the absence of spiritual beauty.

So, what is spiritual beauty?

Spiritual beauty, in its essence, is tenderness.

It is the tenderness

we see in a giving woman

as she seeks to love and comfort

those she loves.

As she seeks to nurture

and encourage children.

Her tenderness

is seen in her gentleness,

her patience and forgiveness,

her caring and compassion.

The loving tenderness

within a woman’s soul

causes her eyes to glow,

her smile to be radiant,

her body to convey

a deep and receptive sensuality.

Tenderness–given and received–

is her way of life.

Loving inner beauty

When a woman is truly loved,

it is her spiritual beauty that is loved.

To be near a spiritually beautiful woman

is to experience her serenity,

and to be blessed by it.

Whatever physical beauty she may have

is wonderful

but it is the tender sweetness

of her soul

that touches you.

Blessings,

Dr. Hall

Question:

What are your thoughts about beauty? How have they changed over time?