Apprehending Beauty
The apprehension of beauty, at the life-giving seam between what is sensory and spiritual, is a virtue that clarifies.
— Krista Tippet
When we orient toward beauty, we invite a deeper current to flow through our lives, enriching not only ourselves but also our connections with others. Beauty is both a clarion call and a cleansing force—it draws us into fuller participation with life, clarifying our sense of purpose. It beckons us naturally, for in beauty, our soul recognizes itself, remembering its reason for being. In beauty’s presence, the artist within us stirs, awakening the part of us that knows we are here to craft lives steeped in meaning and service. Beauty becomes the fertile soil in which our creative potential takes root, beckoning us to shape our lives with intention, depth, and reverence.
In a world that has sacrificed beauty for the sake of profit, efficiency, and standardization, orienting toward the beautiful is both a sacred and radical act. It is, in that way, perfectly terrifying. But why else are we here, if not to be made more alive through the transformative process of becoming more beautiful?