At the beginning of a new year I wait expectantly for a special word to focus on. Through my Advent devotionals which were inspired by the script from Handel's Messiah, I kept being confronted with the word, Behold! It took me some weeks to realize that 'Behold' was the word, and I wondered how I would experience it.
In the Bible, 'Behold' becomes an introductory word to some spectacular moments of God's story.
There is a sense of quality to this word. The dictionary gave me help with the meaning: to see and observe carefully something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature or to appreciate, recognize and discern.
It sounded to me that the word Behold would draw my attention in a multisensory experience, engaging my body, mind and spirit.
I have always had an eye for detail which my thousands of photos would attest to. I love to gaze deep into the center of a flower, to watch mesmerizing waves, to capture the tiniest specimens of nature, and the list could go on and on. It takes all of me to appreciate these moments and then turn my attention to God with praise and thanks for His creation.
I want to go through my days with open eyes and ears to Behold - to see, hear, feel, taste, to process mentally and spiritually, to hold the moments, pay attention, learn, and take delight in what God draws my attention to.
I am claiming this promise spoken by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:30,
"Behold, I am with you always."
Pondering thoughts and amazing photography melding into a wonderful post.
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