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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Revd Dr Mark Clavier.

Good morning. I鈥檓 standing here now with amidst the beauty of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The quiet of this scenery puts me in mind of how beauty can stand as a quiet teacher, reminding us of the harmony we were created to inhabit. The golden light of dawn, the arc of a bird in flight, or the intricate pattern of frost on a windowpane鈥攁ll speak of a truth that words often fail to capture. Beauty invites us into stillness, into gratitude, into reverence.

Virtue, too, is a kind of beauty鈥攏ot outward adornment, but the steady grace of a life well-lived. Like a field carefully tended, virtue grows when we commit to small, daily acts of kindness, honesty, and courage. It aligns us with what is good and true, shaping us into people who reflect the beauty we see in creation.

Beauty reminds us of the sacredness of our world that God loved into existence and calls us, like Adam, to tend and keep. In beauty, we glimpse the hand of the Creator; in virtue, we respond to that call, choosing lives that nurture rather than harm, restore rather than destroy. As we attend to beauty, may we be stirred to live virtuously, honouring God in the work of our hands and the meditations of our hearts.

Creator God, we thank you for the beauty that surrounds us and the call to reflect it in our lives. Grant us hearts attuned to wonder and the courage to walk in virtue, that we may be faithful stewards of your grace. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.