Lord, grant me this one thing—more than anything else, this is what I crave and seek: Reveal your beauty to me, Jesus, and allow me to gaze upon your beauty—now and forever.” Paraphrase of Psalm 27:4
Lord Jesus, I’ve asked you for many things in life, and will continue to do so. For you are a most generous Savior, joyful King, and loving Bridegroom. You know our needs before we ask. You give us gifts beyond our imagining and measuring. And you are the original “cheerful giver”—finding delight in the act of giving, and joy in the recipients of your generosity.
As I get older, however, one “ask” of mine gets bigger and bigger, and I make with increasing regularity. Jesus, I want to see more of your beauty. I want what King David craved in Psalm 27:4. Ever since you first revealed yourself to me, I’ve known you to be singularly true, and without-parallel good. But now—perhaps because of all the “ugly” in the world, I intensely crave a greater revelation and experience of your beauty, Jesus.
You give me air to breath on a daily basis. But take my breath away with a clearer vision of your matchless splendor, healing radiance, and stunning splendor. Jesus, you are the source and meaning of all beauty.
So, heal my inner-eyes, Jesus—my astigmatism, cataracts, and myopia. Burn from my memory all the wrong, unworthy, distorted images I carry of you in my heart. I long for the Day when we will see you as you actually are, Jesus. My guess is we have only seen about .07% of your truth, goodness, and especially your beauty. Brace us and grace us with more of your beauty, Jesus. So Very Amen.