Not much else to add here that this beautiful woman hasn’t already captured. Someone posted this on Facebook and I am smitten. Meet Wanda Goines, a pilgrim on her way to Zion, going from strength to strength, till one day she appears before God (Psalms 84:7).
I looked in the mirror and what did I see,
but a little old lady peering back at me.
With bags and sags and wrinkles and wispy white hair
I asked my reflection, how did you get there?
You once were straight and vigorous and now you’re stooped and weak
when I tried so hard to keep you from becoming an antique.
My reflection’s eyes twinkled and she solemnly replied,
‘You’re looking at the gift wrap and not the jewel inside’
a living gem and precious of un-imagined worth,
unique and true, the real you, the only you on earth.
The years that spoil your gift wrap with other things more cruel
should purify and strengthen and polish up that jewel.
So focus your attention on the inside, not the out
on being kinder, wiser, more content and more devout.
Then, when your gift wrap is stripped away, your jewel will be set free
to radiate God’s glory, throughout eternity.
HT: Marilynn I. (Facebook)
She indeed is a gem!
Very interesting use of the image of “wrapping paper” which since a child we often attempted to save for further use. This use helped through the imagery, cement the importance of what is inside as most important. Hallelujah!