Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding
in steadfast love and faithfulness.
That's the way we see people we love. Do you understand that this is the way God sees God's
children--through rose-colored glasses? God sees our strengths, our possibilities, our virtues. Our
sin, God casts into the deepest regions of the sea. "Hey," God says, "See that gray-haired fellow
down there." And Gabriel says, "You mean that homely fellow with the big nose." And God says,
"Be careful, there. You're talking about one of my children. I think he's beautiful." If we wanted
to use biblical imagery, we could say that God's glasses are rose colored because of the sacrificial
blood of Jesus.
(Exodus 34:6
NRSV)
I ran across a fascinating story in PSYCHOLOGY TODAY. It was about happily married
couples and how they regard each other. According to a trio of Canadian researchers, couples are
most satisfied with their relationship when partners see one another through rose-colored glasses.
While common sense suggests that relationships work best when each partner accurately sees the
other's strengths and weaknesses, a team of psychologists found just the opposite. They asked
180 couples a series of questions about themselves, their partner, their ideal partner, and their
satisfaction with the relationship. For the most part, they discovered, individuals viewed their
partners in a more positive light than their partners saw themselves. And in the happiest
relationships, there was an outright frenzy of mutual delusion: Each partner saw the absolute best
in his or her significant other, regardless of the person's actual attributes.
God of beauty, your love is awesome. Thank you for loving me. Amen.
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