A facet is one detail of a many sided thing. In a diamond, the more facets, the more beautiful the stone.

I wonder how many of the facets of God I have seen. I wonder how many of the facets I have the capacity to see. Do different people touch different aspects of God? Have we as a group of believers from the beginning of human history until now only touched a few facets of this God we long to know? How can we increase our capacity to know more facets of God?

There is some evidence that blue is the most recent color that the human eye could see. Prior to that things that appear blue now were seen differently. Humans eyes have increased capacity to see colors so we can now see over a million different colors.

What if we can grow in our capacity to see more of God? Would a wider variety of experiences help us know different aspects of God? Have we even known the facets that are named in the Bible? Wonderful Counselor. Mighty to Save. A Still, Small Voice. I Am Who I Am (Everything I Am I Will Be to You). These are just a few of the facets of God saints in the Bible have experienced.

When we feel awe we can see the largeness and creativity of God. When we suffer it is possible to feel the nurturing comfort of God. When we are small or immature we experience God like a father or a mother. As we grow God may be more of a friend, adviser, or an invisible power in all things and through all things in addition to a parent.

So just like a diamond is more beautiful the more facets we see, the more sides of God we see the more we can know the beauty of God.