Beautiful

This just really spoke to me this morning when I read it. We believe so many lies about ourselves, don't we? Yet God has an answer and God has truth for us in everything, if we would just listen to him.

From Daily Light for April 10th:

Morning
I am very dark, but lovely.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.—“And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God.”—“I am a sinful man, O Lord.”—Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful!—“I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”—You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.”—When I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.—“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”—For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh.—And you have been filled in him.—Mature in Christ.

You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.—That you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Song 1:5; Ps. 51:5; Ezek. 16:14; Luke 5:8; Song 4:1; Job 42:6; Song 4:7; Rom. 7:21; Matt. 9:2; Rom. 7:18; Col. 2:10; Col. 1:28; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Pet. 2:9

Accents

Of course there are a million little "what is your accent" things on the internet, which are always fun. Languages and accents and word choices have always fascinated me (guess it's good since I like to travel!) This one was funny though, in a couple different ways. Apparently I have a "Midland" accent.

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

Interesting, since I am from PA, but haven't quite fully embraced my Pennsylvania-ness. I had to crack up though at "you have a good voice for TV and radio"! maybe if this whole grad school thing doesn't work out....