I glanced upon something, and was shocked at what I saw.
I had often wondered what this thing looked like and imagined all sorts of wonders. My imagination conjured up bright colours shining out and overflowing to all that surrounded it. It conjured up something big which would never want to be ignored. It conjured up something soft and gentle.
Instead what I saw was small and hard and dark. Like a rock of the dullest kind covered in cracks and many imperfections. Out of every blemish and dark place more darkness seeped out, like lengthening shadows, creeping up on all that surrounds and slowly turning it all dark. There was no light or colour to be seen.
I glanced upon this thing, and was terrified.
As I was watching something or someone reached out and picked it up, the small, scarred, dark thing. A hole appeared in the midst of the darkness which had spread, where the thing had been taken from - you could see that there was something missing. I continued to watch to see if the darkness would leave but it did not.
As I continued to watch the same something or someone reached out and put something back where the hole was. It also was small, but it was light, and looked soft.
I glanced upon this thing, and was fascinated.
As I continued to watch this new thing started to change, to gain colours - at first pale, but then gradually more and more bright. As the colours grew so did the light with it, gradually becoming brighter. My eyes did not even blink, afraid I might miss something.
Then the light started to reach out to the darkness which still surrounded it and gradually the darkness turned more and more into light as well. As the darkness changed the thing grew bigger until it was like I imagined it in the beginning, and then even better than I imagined - the bright colours becoming like ribbons reaching out from the thing and touching all that surrounded it.
I glanced upon this thing, and was filled with joy.
I looked away and thought about all that I had seen - at first I was saddened, but then I was filled with hope, for I knew that the first thing although it was very bad, could be replaced with something much better.
Evil thoughts come out of the heart. So do murder, adultery, and other sexual sins. And so do stealing, false witness, and telling lies about others. Those are the things that make you ‘unclean.’ - Matthew 15 : 19 - 20a
I will give you new hearts. I will give you a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove your stubborn hearts from you. I will give you hearts that obey me. - Ezekiel 36 : 26
God Bless
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