When each of my children was born, the first time I held them was an unforgettable moment of sheer bliss. They joy to see their crinkled noses, their eyes opening, the sound of that newborn cry. The wonder of holding this little baby amazed me. I couldn’t get over how beautiful they were. I still feel that way when I hold a newborn baby – the beauty of this life is beyond words.

David says that there is something beautiful about every person: “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” (Ps. 139:13-14 ESV). There is a beauty in creation in flowers, clouds, sunrises and sunsets. There is beauty in a waterfall or the changing colours of the fall leaves.

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