The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
- Matthew 25:20-23
The New Boilerplate
My wife filled a small book with “Angel” on the cover. It was hidden with a box of crafting things. On 18 July 2025, I thought I had posted the last of these. But this little angel book held a prayer, followed by 71 quotes. So, the “with a little help” series is back in business for a while. And it will be fun for me. She did not attribute any of the quotes. The first quote was from James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the USA. The next one was disputed, with some thinking it originated with Teddy Roosevelt and others saying Fred Astaire. After the prayer, these might be on the lighter side.
Her quote
“Beauty comes in all ages, color, shape, and forms. God never makes junk.”
- Kathy Ireland
The Discussion
Kathleen Marie “Kathy” Ireland (1963-present) is a model, entrepreneur, and businesswoman. She started modeling at sixteen years old.
If you think that a duckbill platypus is ugly, then you aren’t another duckbill platypus.
We fixate on the outward beauty too much.
Some of the most beautiful people I know or knew were not the prettiest. In fact, in many occasions, the character of someone, who is not as abled as others, comes out when they overachieve. To them, it is simply achieving. They may only know themselves as having a disability, but they never thought of themselves as disabled.
My wife had a thing for noses, yet, she married someone whose nose had been broken three times. Whenever we met someone new, she would learn their name, learn their birthdate, and learn the names and birthdays of everyone else in the former-stranger’s family. But then she would comment to me on the way home the kind of nose that the person had. I might see hair, eyes, chin, but they would have to have a Jimmy Durante nose or a Pinocchio nose for me to remember what kind of nose the person had.
My point is that a lot of us, even when sizing someone up by the outer appearance, look at different things.
Do we see age first? Color first? Shape first? (or the shape of the nose?)
But once we know that person, we see the beauty in their character. We see the strength in their faith.
And we are reminded that God does not make junk.
Soli Deo Gloria. Only to God be the Glory
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