Beauty Conquers Evil

Beauty is God's greatest weapon against evil. Satan has many ways to distort this truth. He may try to convince us to seek a false beauty, which is commonly seen and experienced by all. But for those who are not convinced, who have experienced and understand True Holy Beauty, he takes a different tactic. He tries to convince us that Beauty invites evil. He tries to convince Beautiful women that they cause men to lust and that they should be afraid of and hide their Beauty. He tries to convince all people that Beautiful things must be sinful or cause sin, since false beauty can be seen to do so. But in truth, True Beauty is like the coal the angel places on Isaiah's lips-- it is purifying. Beauty is an encounter with eternity; it is an encounter with the divine. It lifts us to contemplate things greater than ourselves, and calls us to this higher plane. Beauty is Truth, Life, and everything Holy. Is this not Mary's great power over evil?