Today is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
Dr. King was one of the pillars and champions of the Civil Rights Movement. It was his leadership, courage and ultimate sacrifice that made many of the civil rights gains in our present age possible; especially and including the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
Because of the MLK holiday, the wife and I were both home, and as such, we took a walk down to Fiesta Park, which is only a short distance from the house. We had a good time and along the way we got some pretty good shots in.
One of my favorite from the day is the picture you see in this post. Its an ordinary California Wildflower, something most of us see all the time and never stop to pay them any mind. But through the lens of the camera, the beauty and majesty of this simple flower is unveiled.
In a similar vein, while we may seem ordinary to everyone else, when we are able to be seen through God's eyes, the individual beauty that he's placed in each and everyone of us shines through:
"When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before him." But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart." (1 Sam. 16:6-7)
Truly friend, there is beauty in each of us and God spread that beauty all around...you just have to be looking with your eyes open.
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