A Coat Of Many
Colours
The
world's population is growing by immense proportions, and it is easy to fall
into a negative frame of mind as we wonder how we can ever handle the stewardship of this home of ours, called
Earth. We can either look at this growth
with fear, focusing on man's negative
effect on the planet, or we can look at
it in hope as we recognize the unique beauty and potential in each life.
The
homeless person on the street may not live up to our perceived notion of what a
contributing member of society should be; his language and appearance may
offend, but as we all know, appearances can be deceiving; We may never be able to see the many
beautiful coloured threads that have come unravelled in that person's life, but
the gift of a smile and a kind word may provide the first stitch that will start
his or her coat to mending;
Though
God's creation is vast, each of us is a priceless thread in His great tapestry,
and though blue is my favourite colour, if God used only blue threads, what a
boring canvass that would be.
If we let fear of losing what we perceive to
be ours by divine or earned right take
precedence, and try to block all others from our door, it is like trying to
keep the sky from changing colour; we would
be the losers in the end;
Past The Blue
It's
my blue sky,
So
pure and blue,
There's
nothing else
That
shines so true,
I
hope it lasts forever!
A
bit of red
Is
creeping in,
Changing
blue
To
violet hue;
But
never mind,
I
like it fine,
It
really looks quite clever;
Some
yellow hues
Have
joined the red,
And
turned to
Brilliant
gold instead;
I
didn't think I'd like it but
It
really is outstanding!
And
when it touches
My
blue sky,
A
green so bright
Lights
up the sky
And
makes a scene enchanting;
That
sky that I
Perceived
as blue,
Was
so much more
Than
my small view,
Its
beauty has a depth so vast,
A sea forever changing;
Every
life contributes
A
thread of priceless hue,
Unraveled
lives we chance may meet,
Without
them we are not complete;
Each
time we add them to our blue,
God says, "Yes, that's brilliant!"
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