Comments on: What It Means to Be Beautiful http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/ Journeys as a daughter of the King Sat, 19 May 2012 21:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Kelly Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:16:54 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1296 I loved this post. I loved this post.

]]> By: Susanna Rose http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Susanna Rose Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:31:16 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1244 We can never think about these things too much as Christian women! Well said! We can never think about these things too much as Christian women! Well said!

]]> By: Rebecca Matheson http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Rebecca Matheson Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:50:50 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1243 Hi Anna, a question I asked myself when reading this. "From the time we were little girls, we gazed hopefully or agonizingly in the mirror, longing to be pretty" Did I ever ask this as a little girl? How would I write this same/similar post? I know you're set to do these series, but I guess what would hit home would be to write from your own experiences rather than the theoretical. On a bit of a side note: I've been pondering lately what it would be like to approach something we've grown up with, with absolutely nothing behind it, no external reading, no other people's ideas (somewhat unrealistic to ever reach that point ) but how that would change my perceptions of who Jesus is or... so, Did you ask that question when you were a little girl? I want to hear about it and hear the stories rather than the theories that get bantered around (I've read a lot of Christian books aimed at females) as presupposed assumptions. I don't mean this so sound so direct (as I'm pretty sure it does) and you can be absolutely free to ignore me, but it's an idea I'm chucking around in my own head. Hi Anna, a question I asked myself when reading this.

“From the time we were little girls, we gazed hopefully or agonizingly in the mirror, longing to be pretty”

Did I ever ask this as a little girl?

How would I write this same/similar post?

I know you’re set to do these series, but I guess what would hit home would be to write from your own experiences rather than the theoretical.

On a bit of a side note:

I’ve been pondering lately what it would be like to approach something we’ve grown up with, with absolutely nothing behind it, no external reading, no other people’s ideas (somewhat unrealistic to ever reach that point ) but how that would change my perceptions of who Jesus is or…

so,

Did you ask that question when you were a little girl? I want to hear about it and hear the stories rather than the theories that get bantered around (I’ve read a lot of Christian books aimed at females) as presupposed assumptions.

I don’t mean this so sound so direct (as I’m pretty sure it does) and you can be absolutely free to ignore me, but it’s an idea I’m chucking around in my own head.

]]> By: Rachel http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Rachel Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:04:13 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1242 Oh, it is so easy for me to be caught up in how I look rather than to think about improving my character. The fight against vanity seems to be constant and without end and the need for prayer seems so great. Thank you for the thoughts! Oh, it is so easy for me to be caught up in how I look rather than to think about improving my character. The fight against vanity seems to be constant and without end and the need for prayer seems so great.

Thank you for the thoughts!

]]> By: Tori http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Tori Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:55:17 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1241 How true....it's so easy to forget what true beauty is! Thank you for this reminder! How true….it’s so easy to forget what true beauty is! Thank you for this reminder!

]]> By: Anna http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Anna Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:41:20 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1240 I have struggled with that dichotomy as well. But I think I can still say with confidence that what God really values is inner beauty. This does not mean outer beauty is worthless, or that it is completely wrong to want to look good. But that's not where our primary focus should lie. There is great comfort to be found in God's definition of true inner beauty. I have struggled with that dichotomy as well. But I think I can still say with confidence that what God really values is inner beauty. This does not mean outer beauty is worthless, or that it is completely wrong to want to look good. But that’s not where our primary focus should lie. There is great comfort to be found in God’s definition of true inner beauty.

]]> By: Jacob http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 Jacob Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:04:41 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1239 So I've wrestled with the inner beauty idea before and it seems like it tends toward gnosticism: inner/spiritual beauty is good, physical aspects of beauty don't matter. Yet, any photographer or artist would tell you that there is so much beauty in the natural world (Grand Canyon, Crater Lake in OR, the Cascade Mountains), so obviously we cannot say that there is no physical beauty that matters. At the same time, there are many people who are endowed with beautiful flesh who are very ugly people. I've been puzzled by this for several months now and posted some speculations on this last fall: Pt. 1 http://jdouvier.blogspot.com/2007/09/de-forma-humana.html Pt. 2 http://jdouvier.blogspot.com/2007/09/de-forma-humana-pt-2.html So I’ve wrestled with the inner beauty idea before and it seems like it tends toward gnosticism: inner/spiritual beauty is good, physical aspects of beauty don’t matter. Yet, any photographer or artist would tell you that there is so much beauty in the natural world (Grand Canyon, Crater Lake in OR, the Cascade Mountains), so obviously we cannot say that there is no physical beauty that matters. At the same time, there are many people who are endowed with beautiful flesh who are very ugly people. I’ve been puzzled by this for several months now and posted some speculations on this last fall:
Pt. 1 http://jdouvier.blogspot.com/2007/09/de-forma-humana.html
Pt. 2 http://jdouvier.blogspot.com/2007/09/de-forma-humana-pt-2.html

]]> By: Emily (Unfurling Flower) http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Emily (Unfurling Flower) Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:38:33 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1238 Brilliant post, Anna. Thanks for the reminder of true beauty that is precious in God's sight :) Brilliant post, Anna. Thanks for the reminder of true beauty that is precious in God’s sight :)

]]> By: Red Wine Gums http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 Red Wine Gums Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:37:32 +0000 http://hoperoadblog.com/2008/04/07/what-it-means-to-be-beautiful/#comment-1237 Nice post. I may send it onto a few female friends Nice post. I may send it onto a few female friends

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