Where Beauty Gleams with Grace

Where Beauty gleams with Grace

There is no further need for faith employed.

Fulfilled within that Face

The finest mortal hope is e’r enjoyed.

And love, desire of earthly hearts,

Has only there the means to be,

The timeless giving birth

To all He covenants eternally.

 

-- K. Hartnett, December 1999

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,  the conviction of things not seen.  (Hebrews 11:1)

 

For in hope we have been saved,  but hope that is seen is not hope;  for why does one also hope for what he sees?  (Romans 8:24)

   

But now abide faith, hope, and love, these three;  but the greatest of these is love.  (1 Corinthians 13:13)

 

...in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:7)

 

In eternity, faith and hope pass away.  But it's only there that we can experience the fullness of God's eternal love - timelessly new.