Finding Beauty in Beasts

I am still on my Disney world high, and with that comes viewing the world through glasses of the animated classics.  In your student ministry we are just coming off of a series of teaching called “Kissing Frogs.”  In this we talked about how Jesus took special interest in some of the strangest “Beasts” of the Bible.  These were people that no one else thought were worth anything and Jesus shows them that they are worth his life.

During our trim to Disney everyone seemed to see the good in the guests (due to great job training).  It is in the Disney DNA to make everyone feel as special as they are.  Everyone from the stroller rental people to the dining staff addressed Eden as “little princess” and some commented her hair was the same color as Ariel.  It was great and we all felt like this was a place we could live forever because we felt like we belonged.

Time and time again we have young people (but everyone really) that are longing to be loved and to have a place.  When we were still in the planning stages of this series I began to look at ways that I could search out the Beauty in some of the Beast situations that i have faces through the student ministry and the church in general.  I am astonished what you can find in people’s hearts when you intentionally search out the good rather than when you are quick to see the differences or negative.

Reflect:

What are some areas where you need to search out the Beauty?

How can you let others know that they are special? (a kind word, a note or e-mail, a special unexpected treat…)

this week let at least 2 unlikely people know that you care and they are special.