From a distance, it just looks like a white blanket, but when you get to looking closely, the flakes can be seen as separate crystals. Then zooming in, the real beauty shows up:
Each one slightly different, but beautiful. Perfect hexagons, simple six-pointed crosses, or ornate designs, tucked among the fibers of a scarf or glove. Beauty even in those that have been marred in the fall.
The world sees humanity as the mass of bodies, some 7 billion potential consumers. It's tempting at times to think that we don't matter ~ what's one more voice or one more set of hands? What difference will my decisions really make in the midst of so many. But God, He sees us each with perfect vision, zoomed in close. Amidst the chaos and busyness, His perspective of us is perfect and focused. And in His perspective, we find the truth of who we are. Created by God to bring Him glory.
