Day Twenty-eight: SPIRITUAL HUNGER AND BEAUTY
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
—MATTHEW 5:6
For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
—PSALM 107:9
There is a spiritual hunger in the world. I’ve seen it manifested in an unlikely place: the desire for organic, natural alternatives. Women are tiring of artificial lives and artificial products. We intuitively know something is wrong. We’re seeking. There are millions of women who are beginning to explore a “return to nature,” an awakening that this artificial concept of beauty may be toxic to us in more ways than one. I’ve talked to industry leaders, doctors, and researchers for this book, and more than one remarked to me on the growing hunger for “something more.”
I think this drive is a reflection of our desire to connect with our Creator. Never before have so many products boasted natural ingredients, essential oils, plant-derived materials, recyclable packaging, and promises that they were not tested on animals.
What we need is not more lotions and creams, but awareness. Awareness of how we’re damaging ourselves and how we can be free. Awareness of why we reach for certain products, and what the message is behind each. We need the awareness of God’s presence saturating every moment of our lives, and of how utterly loved, completely secure, and beautifully radiant we already are.
Ask: Prepare my heart for the questions You will ask.
Believe: I am beginning an adventure.