Word prompt--SHOW
Five minutes to free write about it
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This week's prompt, Show, made me think of show and tell, where kids used to be encouraged to bring something to school to show their classmates and tell them about it. Do they even still do that today?
This week's prompt, Show, made me think of show and tell, where kids used to be encouraged to bring something to school to show their classmates and tell them about it. Do they even still do that today?
Anyway, the prompt made me think of a devotional I read several days ago about wounded oysters and the origin of pearls. What a great show and tell that would make.
The "show" would be the beautiful pearl, and the "tell" would be all about how it became what it is today.
Pearls start out as an oyster's response to an internal wound caused by something irritating such as a grain of sand. The oyster coats the injured area with layers of fluid that eventually harden to form a lustrous pearl. Thus something beautiful is created that would have been impossible without the wound.
The devotional ended with a reminder to suffering people that "No wounds, no pearls!"
What a lovely analogy with the pearl, such a lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wnderful analogy. We had Show And Tell in elementary school and I loved it! I bet they don't have it anymore!
ReplyDeleteWe are all pearls of one kind or another, don't you think? I loved visiting with you and will be thinking about this analogy.....it is such a truth.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that encouraging post! Wonderful words and in such a tight time frame, too!
ReplyDeleteI loved show and tell! They still do it around here.
ReplyDeleteSuch a good lesson from Pearls.
What a great reminder! I needed that today.
ReplyDeleteThe lovely iridescent pearl
ReplyDeletecomes at wounding's price,
and its beauty doth unfurl
a banner of advice,
that when our glory is a-borning
we must take its birthing pains
with no murmurs, and no scorning
for just as oyster's heart contains
the hurt that will become the jewel,
so our souls must bear the mark
of flagellation that's the tool
to which we must attend, and hark,
for this is God, in holy labour,
fashioning His love and favour.
Hi Sandra~ What a beautiful, show and tell. And what a good message for all of us to ponder on. Blessings, Barb
ReplyDeleteExceptional comparison.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Good lesson.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great illustration, Sandra! Thanks for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect illustration. Most of us don't want the wounds and irritations . We want to be at the finished product without all the mess and pain in between. Thank you for the reminder that God knows all about us and is working to refine us.
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Thanks for the reminder of why wounds are important to our growth. I needed to hear that this week especially. Kath
ReplyDeleteso then if we are wounded, we need to cover it with something that will become beautiful. I'll imagine that can only be done through Christ eh?
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, this reminds me of how eternal life for us would not have been possible without Jesus's wounds on the cross. God bless.
ReplyDeletePerfect analogy! Thanks for sharing!
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Lovely illustration! I am not a fan of wounds, but I love pearls - but I have learned that my wounds have, indeed, produced priceless knowledge of and relationship with our Father!
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