A Diamond

A Diamond

The precious diamond
knows its deepest value
is in its ‘sparkle’…

And, for the Artisan, EVERY ‘cut’
a mark of precision.
The ONLY desire—
to reveal the stone’s hidden essence.
“Lord, who can be trusted with power, and who may act in your place?
Those with a passion for justice, who speak the truth from their hearts;
who have let go of selfish interests and grown beyond their own lives;
who see the wretched as their family and the poor as their flesh and blood.
They alone are impartial and worthy of the people’s trust.
Their compassion lights up the whole earth, AND their kindness endures forever.”

                                                                                        Psalms 15
                                                     (A Book of Psalms, translation by Stephen Mitchell)