If every woman was beautiful, "beautiful" would mean "average." The word is rightfully used to describe someone of distinctive, well above average attractiveness. Not bestowing the word on every woman isn't "hate."
I am not beautiful yet I don't hate myself. It's just acceptance
I sometimes think of myself as a type of Ark of the Covenant.
According to the bible, the God who spoke the universe into existence humbled himself to live inside of me after I asked Christ to be my savior. Not in a vague, symbolic sense, but actually and literally.
“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23
So I am in fact, in a covenant relationship with God. Like the ark in the days of Israel’s wandering, where I go, the God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob, and Moses is carried with me.
Like the ark, I contain a type of manna. Christ the bread of life.
The ark held Aaron’s staff. It was a symbol of authority and priesthood. In this age, Christ is our high priest. In the 23rd Psalm it is he whose rod and staff comforts me.
The ark contained the law written on tablets of stone. Since the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, God prefers a different medium.
I will put my laws into their minds,
and write them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
-Hebrews 8:10
God dwelt between the cherubim on the ark in the holy of holy places in the mobile temple of the tribes of Israel.
When the temple in Jerusalem was completed his glory filled that building.
We’re also told in scripture believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
-1 Corinthians 6:19
Whether I’m an ark or a temple, because of the Holy Spirit, God dwells in me.
I’m something between a priest, a sacrifice, and a janitor. I need to sweep that temple and strive to keep it clean. Offer thanks. Offer myself. Keep the candles lit. Not let the light go dark.
@usuallypregnant My wife of 30 years didn't select me because I could "pay her bills" "had a house" or could "buy her a car." She was gainfully employed, not a parasite looking for a host body.
It was because I loved her. Our cars, house, and bills have been paid for together. Be a team mate.
@TheExtremeMusi1 I have to go by genre, not over all. 'cause rock players would suck at nylon string bossa nova, classical, pan ethnic, country and be bop.
@NJBeisner Well, that's what the man said right?
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me. - John 5:39
@VintageRockN_85 It would have to be 1978 Journey, before Yoko Ono took over on vocals. What can I say? I liked them better when they had a male vocalist.