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Sanctification, Or The Weight of Glory

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Pressure Turns Coal into Diamond

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Relentless pressure

Turns mud, clay, coal, rock,

And the bones of dead creatures

Into diamonds and rubies,

Jewels of this earth.

 

Ah, and when we invite him in,

The inexorable one,

The tireless pursuer,

 

There is the steady pressure,

Of the weight of his glory

Bearing down on our laziness,

Our smallness, our comfort zones

 

Relentlessly,

 

Until we are changed,

And our weaknesses,

Repented of, forsaken,

 

Become strengths,

Like shards in stained glass

Through which his glory shines.

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  3. A beautiful meditation that reflects God’s grace and glory so well. “Our weaknesses..become strength..but shards in stained glass through which his glory shines” reminded me of 2 Corinthians 4:7 with reference to having the treasure of his glorious presence in our earthly jars of clay.
    Thank you, Anita, for this lovely poetic reflection. 🙂

  5. Anita, thanks for the comment this morning. What a beautiful affirmation of what was a difficult decision. I haven’t had one person tell me I will regret serving my family more fully. I am so happy for your family, too, that you were able to rework things so that your home could be more life-giving! God bless!

  6. Dear Anita,
    Both the picture you chose and your post reminded me of this Bible verse: “And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Malachi 3:17
    Debbie Seiling http://bible-passages.blogspot.com and http://christian-overeaters.blogspot.com
    P.S. Do you have an email address? There are times I’ve wanted to ask you questions, but don’t always want to do it on the blog. You could send it to my gmail address at: [email protected]