I had this thought even before Princess Lexi was born ... it was more an image than a thought. And it was and is pretty morbid. It came to me, if i recall correctly, late at night while struggling to get to sleep which is when most of my darker thoughts rise to the surface. Anyway, the image was of a baby's life. She is born, and then? What does this life have in store for her? Along the way she is bound to suffer, she will lose, she will grieve, she will get old, and she will die. Told you it was morbid. But if that is all that awaits her, then why bring a child into this world? There must be something more ... some purpose, some vibrancy, some Beauty. We sense this, we know this in our gut. And I am convinced this is true, that Lexi can live a life of purpose, of vibrancy and of Beauty. A life of significance, for what she does in this life - to quote Maximus from 'Gladiator' - can and does echo for eternity.
And beyond a life of significance, this here - this life - is a life of Beauty. Yes, sometimes it is more the silver lining sort ... but Beauty is always there. Most often in relationships. And it is there because God is Beauty, the source of all Beauty, and we as image bearers of God are able to appreciate this Beauty. And I hope and pray that Alexi will be a Beauty Appreciator!
To go to another fount of wisdom: Oprah was interviewing Matthew McConnaghy (sp?) the other day, and apparently his mother used to say to him when he got out of bed in a grumpy mood and came through to the kitchen, 'Get back into bed until you are ready to see the roses in the vase and not the dust on the table!' If God is Beauty - which I earnestly believe He is - then there are always roses in the vase. And then Alexi's life is not about simply being born and then growing old and losing and grieving and mourning. No, it is about purpose, and vibrancy, and Beauty. And so is my life. The little tyke is teaching me grand lessons already!
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Ahh, yes little tykes teach grand lessons, but so do big ones. I have learned some hard lessons this year through a group of 12 year olds. Just wait Bruce-you and Vesi have many lessons to be learned through this little one. Thankfully, God is sovereign over all the learning. :)
i think the most mystifying and yet captivating part is that her very life pulses with this Beauty. she cannot escape it. in the times when her heart breaks because the dust seems so thick, and she desparately wants to see the flower but can't, its scent, promising its existence, will haunt her and penetrate through to the depths of her heart, drawing her forward. she will feel it, she will breath it, she will live it... and her eyes will learn to see it, and her mouth to speak it into the lives of others.
Bruce, I love the way that you think about things! True, there is that morbidish reality, but you are right in that it also points to something greater, something bigger than all of that. Otherwise, why would God put people on this planet? Just as you always encourage us to search for the exciting, thrilling, fulfilling life of purpose and adventure that God has in store for each of His children, so will you encourage Lexi (I like that nickname, Lexi :)) to do the same. She'll see it in you and Vesi, how you carry yourselves, have a glow about yourselves, and enjoy living life and being around people. That kind of stuff is contagous!
Can't wait to hopefully meet the beautiful Cooke first born and see the beautiful infant, toddler, child, teen, woman that she is bound to become!
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