MY HUSBAND is a beautiful man. Though he isn't hard on the eyes, I'm not speaking of his looks. He's beautiful because of his integrity. Cheating is just not in his nature concerning marriage or anything else. At business, in church, on the tennis court, he's someone you can always count on to be fair, to tell the truth, and to do the right thing. He's responsible, hardworking, reliable.
He's a man in my eyes, also, because he's so full of adventure. He can fly a plane, scuba dive, loves to travel and discover new things. He has led me into places I would never have ventured into on my own. He intrigues me, because he puts no limits on himself or the projects he'll take on. In other words, his special appeal to me goes way beyond anything having to do with his appearance or prestige in the community—or his personal chemistry. It's the spiritual qualities he expresses that define him in my eyes—and the qualities I find attractive each have their base in God. The very word, man, takes my thought to the concept of manifestation. That man is the manifestation of God. Man in spiritual terms refers, of course, to women just as much as to men. In reality, we all reflect the entirety of God's qualities and attributes. But, even before an individual is able to express all of God's qualities, a balance of right qualities is what works in a relationship.
On the one hand, my husband's attractiveness to me is that he expresses the primary qualities I feel to be vital to a marriage, such as trustworthiness. In any situation, he's there for me, for our children, and for our grandchildren. Yet, on the other hand, he expresses the sort of qualities that balance the qualities I express best. He comes up with ideas and things to do that wouldn't even cross my mind otherwise. And I have involved him in activities that he might not have participated in without me in his life. This enriches our relationship and home.
