Sapphire and Soot

Monday Missive #60

A Poem: Sapphire and Soot

Sapphire and soot
Sit suspended in time;
Without meaning,
Without value;
In memories forgotten
In unrealized realms;
Of kingdoms past.
Sapphire and soot
Are worthless,
Unless we say contrary.
Value is what we impose.

Our worth is inherent,
Even when crushed,
Even when degraded,
Even when ignored.
Worth is  eternal,
A living soul,
Breathed by God,
Living in time,
Living beyond time,
Into never ending
Beauty and dignity.

A Prayer: Today, Let Me See

Abba Father,
Today let me see your beauty
In all you have created.
Let me see your truth
In all that is true.
Lest me see your love
In the hearts and hopes
Of every person I meet,
Created in your image,
For your glory.
Amen.

A Passage of Scripture: To Reflect Upon This Week

Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.  ...So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
-- Genesis 1:26a. 27 NLT