We are God’s rough stones. It is up to us to cleave away hatred and prejudice—whether based on race,
nationality, religion, disability, sexuality, gender identity, or anything that
blinds us to one another’s beauty or potential. When have done this, we are shaped into the concealed
gem within.
And when we polish the newly-revealed facets, we allow God’s light
in, refracting and reflecting it within our souls, and shining brilliantly back out
to heal a broken, sometimes dark, world.