This beautiful South African plant held a heart of water after the rain - which glistened like a diamond in the sun. Intent on gardening, I stopped; arrested by the beautiful sight.
As the plant was - after the rain - so, too, are we. Each of us has many layers, different talents, various capabilities - much as the many-layered leaves of this little plant. Within our hearts, all of us contain a diamond. Each of us has a prism of the Almighty God within our being, we are all made "in the Image and Likeness of God" (Genesis 1:27). Humankind has been made in God's Image in our moral, spiritual and intellectual nature.
Let us never disrespect another individual. If we do so, we run the risk of disrespecting the Image of God within that person. The diamond within our being also may be tears, sorrows or grief. We may have a struggling Image of God within our souls due to sin, difficulties or lack of knowledge. Yet: here is the wonderful truth. We are all bound towards God, on many different roads. Let us reach out our hands across any perceived divide and connect with others on their traverse towards God.
Let us discover the diamond within our hearts and souls; and help others, to discover theirs.
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