Encouragement in Beauty

What do we find as encouraging? For me, I know that it is hearing people singing, or giving me encouraging words, but I also find encouragement in beauty. All the sights we have seen on the duration of this trip has been beautiful and I have been overwhelmed at times at the beautiful sights. However, one of the most beautiful sights was the paintings in the sistine chapel in Rome. I couldn't help but think about all the time and effort that went in to making a beautiful, intricate piece of art for all the world to see. Every painting had great meaning behind it. The paintings of the disciples, the judgement day, and the creation of man, each had a story behind it and a great meaning. I got to hear all the Bible stories while I was growing up, but seeing beautiful paintings of those scenes was indescribable. Yes, it is encouraging to see and hear the Biblical stories, but I was heart stuck to see the beautiful paintings of the famous scenes we've read about all these years.

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