You.
God created you just as you should be:
Unique, special and beautiful.
Extraordinary even.
He sewed up your insides into one perfectly fitting package
and called it you.
His brushstrokes
washed your skin with color
and filled your eyes with light and sparkle.
His very breath reddened your cheeks
and
kissed your tender lips with pink.
And your heart was made
to beat in time
with His.
All your talents,
all your treasured qualities
are
gifts
given especially for you
to celebrate
and to share.
All your quirks and all your idiosyncrasies,
they are a part of the
pattern
that made only you.
Like each vibrantly colored fall leaf,
each glistening
white snowflake,
each multi-hued rainbow,
you were created in beauty.
Beauty filled.
When God looks at you, right now, in this very moment, He
loves you.
He loves you just as you
are.
Perfectly imperfect.
He also knows you were created for
more,
so much more.
You matter.
Your life has value.
Your are worthy because He has made you so.
You are His prized possession.
A masterful work of art.
He delights Himself in you always.
And He sings
over
YOU.
And my prayer is this:
"May you learn to see yourself with the same delight, pride
and expectation with which God sees you in every moment."
(John O'Donohue)
