Beauty-filled

The world is a beauty-filled place.

And lest you bring up all of the crap that happens everyday, let me tell you that I know it.  I know this is a world where a 17 year old girl loses her mom suddenly.  I know this is a world where middle school girls will make themselves sick to lose a few pounds.  I know this is a world where 9 year olds watch porn on a regular basis.  Trust me, I know.  I'm a youth leader and I get to hear stories of a broken world every day.

But I also know that there was a group of students praying at that funeral.  I know that there are women who have beaten eating disorders and have dedicated their life to being there for others who are struggling with it.  I know there are parents who moniter their children's internet usage and will have difficult conversations with their kids.

I know this is a world where a beautiful, chubby, healthy baby boy was born to one of the most amazing couples I know after one of the hardest years of their lives. 

I know that this is a world where a God who paid the price for our choice and is in the process of redeeming this broken world.  And I know that God is not finished with this world, He will not throw it away because parts are broken.  He is a mender, a healer, and He gives us new hearts when ours are so broken that we bring them to Him.  He is the reason this world is filled with beauty.