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This was so shocking to come from an evangelical who otherwise (and rightly) says that God cares for what is internal less than external:
He said:
*do you consider yourself a Christian? How then can you say such things. For behold, the Scriptures testify against your insulting heart. Behold, the Lord said in the OT that “he does not judge according to appearance but by the heart.” That is in the Scriptures when David was called. Admittedly, David was physically handsome, and yet, that was not what made David pleasing to God. What was pleasing to God about David was that he loved God in the depths of his soul. So then also, Isiah prophesied that the Messiah would not be extraordinary in the world’s eyes, hence, “there was nothing in him that would make us [something to the effect of esteem] him”. Hence, I have faith that Our Dear Savior was not a hunk, as the work would have, but rather only substandard in His face, in order that God might hide Himself under a further cloak of humility. And it is for this reason that I believe that The Virgin was not a pretty girl, but that St. Joseph chose her not because she was “hot” as you call it (and, for that matter, do you judge by the inside of a person or their outside? Are you attracted to supermodels simply because they are physically attractive? But then, if you cannot bring yourself to fall in love with someone that is not “hot”, does that not mean that you do not judge like God [based on the heart], but as the world judges [by appearance only]? ), but because of her virtue. For behold, it is highly probable that most men in Nazareth had no interest in Mary since she was not attractive. But Joseph was a pure man, who sought out a Virgin for her spiritual virginity, and for that reason, he was drawn to the purest creature that ever lived, or will live. Hence, prior to Her Glorious Assumption, the Virgin was perhaps not attractive physically, but now, She reigns over all heaven and earth as the Queen of Queens, the Woman of Women, the Purest of the Pure, the Holiest of the Holy (of creatures).
Indeed, not all priests and nuns are attractive according to the way the world judges. But even if this be, God will not care so much how attractive you are physically when you die as to the condition of your soul at death, that is, how beautiful you are spiritually. For the creature that has not sanctifying grace, has not such beauty. So, then, if God had given a revelation to humanity of the true beauty of persons prior to the death of Mother Teresa, I surmise that many a “hot” celebrity or supermodel would have briefly been seen as hideous and grotesque, and the hunched over holy old woman would not even be recognized, she would shine with beauty indescribable, for many of the women who are lusted after in this world’s eyes are depraved in their inner being, ugly beyond description, but the humble and the sincere, those who love and offer in sacrifice, seeking the Lord as their strength, these have great beauty, but many times it is veiled beneath an exterior that is wanting for men or women who can only see the surface, and not delve into what truly matters.
I pray for you that you come to see the pricelessness of all human creatures, Lala.*
He said:
I responded as follows:
*do you consider yourself a Christian? How then can you say such things. For behold, the Scriptures testify against your insulting heart. Behold, the Lord said in the OT that “he does not judge according to appearance but by the heart.” That is in the Scriptures when David was called. Admittedly, David was physically handsome, and yet, that was not what made David pleasing to God. What was pleasing to God about David was that he loved God in the depths of his soul. So then also, Isiah prophesied that the Messiah would not be extraordinary in the world’s eyes, hence, “there was nothing in him that would make us [something to the effect of esteem] him”. Hence, I have faith that Our Dear Savior was not a hunk, as the work would have, but rather only substandard in His face, in order that God might hide Himself under a further cloak of humility. And it is for this reason that I believe that The Virgin was not a pretty girl, but that St. Joseph chose her not because she was “hot” as you call it (and, for that matter, do you judge by the inside of a person or their outside? Are you attracted to supermodels simply because they are physically attractive? But then, if you cannot bring yourself to fall in love with someone that is not “hot”, does that not mean that you do not judge like God [based on the heart], but as the world judges [by appearance only]? ), but because of her virtue. For behold, it is highly probable that most men in Nazareth had no interest in Mary since she was not attractive. But Joseph was a pure man, who sought out a Virgin for her spiritual virginity, and for that reason, he was drawn to the purest creature that ever lived, or will live. Hence, prior to Her Glorious Assumption, the Virgin was perhaps not attractive physically, but now, She reigns over all heaven and earth as the Queen of Queens, the Woman of Women, the Purest of the Pure, the Holiest of the Holy (of creatures).
Indeed, not all priests and nuns are attractive according to the way the world judges. But even if this be, God will not care so much how attractive you are physically when you die as to the condition of your soul at death, that is, how beautiful you are spiritually. For the creature that has not sanctifying grace, has not such beauty. So, then, if God had given a revelation to humanity of the true beauty of persons prior to the death of Mother Teresa, I surmise that many a “hot” celebrity or supermodel would have briefly been seen as hideous and grotesque, and the hunched over holy old woman would not even be recognized, she would shine with beauty indescribable, for many of the women who are lusted after in this world’s eyes are depraved in their inner being, ugly beyond description, but the humble and the sincere, those who love and offer in sacrifice, seeking the Lord as their strength, these have great beauty, but many times it is veiled beneath an exterior that is wanting for men or women who can only see the surface, and not delve into what truly matters.
I pray for you that you come to see the pricelessness of all human creatures, Lala.*
:clapping:
Have they looked at some of the TV evangelists? 
