Hear Joni speak about true beauty.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And when I met Rhonda, I was taken aback. Bless her heart, she was horribly burned in an automobile accident that left her face disfigured. Once we were at an event and a blind man approached Rhonda. I noticed them talking, and afterwards the man asked me, “Joni, who was that beautiful woman I was speaking to?” Isn’t that amazing! Being blind, that man had no concept of Rhonda’s severe facial burns – I mean, to him, her peaceful and serene voice painted an attractive picture of a truly lovely woman. And it reminded me of Isaiah 53, where it says there was no beauty, no comeliness, nothing in our Savior to physically attract us. No doubt about it: people had to turn their heads when they saw the carnage that was Christ on the cross. But for us Christians? His sacrifice is a beautiful thing. Think about that the next time you survey the wondrous cross.
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