Monday, May 11, 2009

The Pearl

In every oyster there lies the ability
to produce something rare.
Truth like a grain of sand will produce the pearl that is hidden there.

Young woman you are often mocked and scorned.
And told you never should have been born.
You want to run away, to hide your heart.
Your heart is wounded, bleeding and torn.

God makes no mistakes
every life is special,
every life is planned.
Seeds can sprout in sand.

Open yourselves up to the Spirit of God.
Grow in grace and maturity.
Be what He wants you to be.
Your beauty, your strength, lies deep within you.

Young woman, young girl,
open yourselves up to God.
Allow Him to reveal your pearl.

Sylvia Hannah