Oysters are craggy and rough looking on the outside. But inside, they often contain a pearl. This pearl forms when a tiny grain of sand enters the life of the oyster. Ever so slowly, shimmering layers coat this ever-present irritant. Were it not for the grain of sand, a pearl would never result.
My life often contains irritants that I would rather not have present. Circumstances, people, things or institutions may intrude in on me. I would rather be rid of them, or better yet, not ever experience them in the first place. However, my Higher Power may allow these irritants to remain.
I can choose to respond with anger or resentment. Or I can also choose to respond with acceptance and surrender. I can choose to believe that I would not have things otherwise even if I could. It is when I choose these attitudes that my God can work wondrous miracles. He can build a pearl in my life that would otherwise not be possible
6 comments:
Nancy, I was just thinking before I read your beautiful meditation about how it may be that God is working out the sand and purifying the pearls in side me by way of my compulsive overeating. I have not surrendered it but I can accept that I have not surrendered it and that God wants me to work through the character defects that lie behind it.
Thank you! L.F.
Beautiful imagery, Nancy. I was blessed!
Hope you're doing well. I'm feeling just so grateful these days. God is so gracious.
L.A.
Hi Nancy,
Thanks I really liked "Pearl", "My Life Preserver", & "Ashes".
God bless, Larry H.
Dear Nancy,
Thank you very much.
God bless you today and this week.
Vron J. ,Minneapolis
I love your meditations. You have a talent for writing and getting His word out there!!
Talk to you soon,
Angela
Thanks Nancy, for sharing your meditations. My sponsor forwarded me an email that led me here.
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