The most beautiful view in the world is the one I share with you.
Source: unknown
I love that little quote, there is so much to it. Sharing moments with loved ones, looking out at horizen of hopes and dreams and promises with another can sometimes make all the difference. There are times when solitude calls, but having someone to laugh with, cry with, plan with and share your life with is a gift. It doesn’t matter how we label that person, a spouse, a friend, a child, your ‘soulmate’, it’s just nice, sometimes, at the end of the day to sit with someone with whom you can enjoy the beautiful view. Do you have that someone in your life?
Allow me to add one word to that beautiful quote: ‘The most beautiful view in the world is the one I share with you…God’. Now, to answer that question, ‘Yes, we all have that someone in our lives!’ When we share that beautiful view with God, we see through his eyes. We see others as he does, with love and compassion, straight into their hearts. We see the world through the eyes of Resurrection, we see ourselves as created in his image and likeness, and we see time melt away into the promise of eternity. Yes, I do believe that we see the most beautiful views. ‘The most beautiful views in the world are the ones that my Creator and I see and share together.’
Meandering thru life 
This is lovely and true! With the Holy Spirit within us, we possess this ability to see others the way God sees them. It requires patience and practice. To see ourselves the way God sees us is a beautiful start.
Isn’t it funny Jade how with some people this is so easy, but with others….well….? It does take patience and practice, and a lot of prayer!
How true, Andie.
I have found myself lately asking more often, when in doubt, “how would God want me to do, or to answer, or to understand, or to decide on this matter?”
Great post.
Have a blessed day!
Doris
A great practice Doris. I need to take the time to think like that, sometimes I just react – and it is the way that Andie wants!
What a fine way to begin my day Andie, thank you. It really speaks to my heart this day.
That makes me happy, thanks Fran.
There are a few people who are there at the end of each of my days. It’s a great comfort knowing this, and I hope I’m there as much for them, too.
Great point Joanne, who are we there for at the end of the day!
Andie, what a beautiful quote and it’s a pity the author is unknown whuch gets me to thinking how the author of our lives is God, who is also unknown or not understood much of the time.
I pray for all of us today to just sit and try and view along with God. Richard Rohr speaks of seeing with the third eye in a piece recently at the Huffington post and that ties in nicely with your lovely post
Happy Valentines Day Andie !
Wow, great thoughts Phil. God is really the author of all wisdom, isn’t that true?
This is a great post and a good reminder of the number of people who live alone, especially the elderly, and have no one to share “the view” with.
Near me there are at least five elderly ladies living in their homes alone with no visitors from day to day.
I remember reading a story about an elderly lady who takes the bus once a week to go to town and back again. She never gets off the bus in town … she goes out just to see and meet other people on the bus.
I know an elderly lady who keeps the radio or TV on all day just to hear someone talk. At night she sleeps with the lights on in the house.
God bless you Andie for this reminder.
There’s that sensitivity that you always show us Victor. Thanks for the reminder of the lonely people.
Andie, I very much like your reflection. I come back from a retreat where indeed I looked at my life through Godde’s eyes. They make quite a difference 🙂
Blessings.
Oh Claire, that sounds like a wonderful and fruitful retreat. Would love to hear more about it.
When I ponder this, it makes me so happy. Such simple truth. Slowing down to enjoy the view together is such a gift.
Thanks Laura, it is a happy quote, and to know that we are never alone is quite comforting to me.
This is just beautiful!
Thanks so much Daily!
I’ve never really thought about it, but the quote is EXACTLY right! My best memories are memories shared with God.
Such a great post, Andie. Power-packed.
Thank you Amy. I agree with you, those quiet times of views shared with God, how I long for more of them.
Andie, I love this post. I also love how you add God on the end. Great thoughts to think about. Like Amy my best memories are those shared with Him.
Thanks Bernadine, those are the memories that stay in our hearts, aren’t they?