A diamond in a darkened room
Is nothing but a stone.
It needs the light to sparkle—
It cannot shine alone.
So raise the shades of darkened sense,
And let Christ's light shine through.
God's perfect gem is always there—
Immortal, sin-free you.
Poems
The diamond
From the September 1983 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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