Crown Jewels

I never related to the jazz song from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” which Carol Channing made famous, “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” I don’t like diamonds.

To me, diamonds are bland. They lack the color, fire, and passion of other stones. I don’t wear jewelry at all, but if I did—I would not wear diamonds. That being said, my life is full of diamonds that flash with fire and passion.

All the crown jewels of the Kingdom greet my feet.

On every walk with Savannah, on every drive around the neighborhood, I discover new diamonds. This spring more than ever before in my life I’ve been aware of the beauty God spreads around us like a lovely tapestry. The intricate design and care in each flower bloom. The artistry in each petal and stem. Diamonds of all colors, sizes, and shapes.

Diamonds that belong to everyone regardless of wealth or poverty.

“God has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11.

Not all diamonds are rocks.

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Acres of Diamonds

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Acres of diamonds at my feet in the winter as each blade of crystallized grass releases myriad sparkles into the night. Dome of diamonds stretching across the summer sky at night.

Gold sun blitzing the sky during the day and gold traversing the sky at night.

Acres of diamonds, rivers of gold.

And yet…people lock diamonds in jewel boxes, hide gold in safes, and gather material goods to hoard in their houses. Instead of realizing that each day is a gift from God and holding it close…they hold gifts close and let God go.

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