Authentic Beauty: Chapter Two

Here is the second chapter, "in a nutshell," to the book, Authentic Beauty:

Chapter Two

The Sacred Sanctuary

The deepest, most precious expressions of intimacy are not meant for crowded subways and busy supermarkets. Love notes are not read out loud in crowded bars, and love songs are not sung at garbage dumps. Intimacy with a lover is saved for sacred, set-apart places-places of aloneness and places that reflect the sweetness of the expressions of one's heart.

Intimacy with the Inventor of romantic love is no different. Our Prince longs to meet with us in the sacred environs of our hearts, alone, surrounded by the sweet fragrance of our mutual affection for each other. But for this to happen, we must each prepare for Him an intimate and sacred sanctuary, a quiet and beautiful place adorned with His light and set apart for His enjoyment alone.

It is in this holy chamber where we experience the life-altering closeness of our Prince and are transformed into more than princesses in title alone, but into princesses in behavior as well. It is in this heavenly haven that we learn to live like princesses in the way we think, fell, speak, walk, and talk. the set-apart life of a Christlike princess begins with the preparation of this sacred place. But the preparation of this sacred sanctuary is merely the beginning of the set-apart adventure. For in due time, a set-apart young woman discovers that this intimate place holds the divine secrets to an outrageously abundant and joy-filled life-a life of the most fulfilling intimacy with her Prince.