Beauty in Simplicity

I was sitting with a group of friends last night and we were watching a movie and just enjoying each other's company.  Near the end of the movie, I gazed around the room and watched their faces as they reacted to the scenes that were playing and felt so proud to be considered their friend knowing that it wouldn't be long before I would not have the opportunity to be with them as consistently after I graduate.  At first, I became grieved feeling a sense of loss. However, moments later, I had this overwhelming sense of fullness and gratefulness that God has allowed me to know these beautiful individuals and their hearts.  I was given a glimpse into something that God sees in us everyday.  There is such a joy in knowing one another, even if the things we know aren't always good characteristics.  I feel so blessed and privileged to see an individual as God sees them even if only a glimpse.  It was a weird scenario to feel such a sense of joy, but at the same time felt so fitting.  We were just being together and just being. When I look back on my college experience, I will definitely remember those grande moments of revelation and deep senses of emotion, but I will also remember the quiet moments that often go unnoticed.  "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".  If I am looking through His eyes, then there is much beauty to behold.