Beauty and Disney....The Message

The message at church was about finding the beauty in life that is fulfilling. Mark talked about the word shalom saying the meaning of it was: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. Isn't that how we want our world whether in the broad sense or closer to home.

He gave a great example of "beauty" in his eyes. He talked of a family vacation together and in particular a meal they all sat down for. He spoke of how he gazed over his family reminiscing, laughing, sharing, and spending quality time with each other.....that was beauty to him.

People wonder why we go to Disney all the time. Mark couldn't have said it better. It is a place where families come to do just what he talked about. There is a lot of love and beauty to take in there. Families laughing, coming out of their professional shells, making memories together is what you find in Disney. I always tell everyone that I have more God moments while I am there. I can concentrate and close my eyes and see and hear my children's faces and voices when they were little. I can look at pictures at home but there, I relive it and more importantly I "feel" it over and over again.

I know that some go and never find that kind of magic and some never experience that beauty that Mark talked about. Some expect the "attractions" to do it all. I saw the attractions a long time ago and enjoy seeing them but the real attraction to me is what surrounds those attractions. I soak up the loving energy there and my soul refills with those surreal images, smells, sights, and the renewed love of family and renewed hope that somehow families will take home with them the incredible togetherness and fellowship they experienced there.

It was a great message. You can hear Mark's message at GCCwired.com.

Side note: in order to experience what I described, I believe you must first have the love of Jesus in your heart which opens your heart to the ability to feel things deeper and in a more dimensional way.