On the shores of the Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey, one can find small stones known as "Cape May Diamonds." These "diamonds" are different from the expensive, sparkling, precious stones found in engagement rings.
They are small pieces of quartz crystal that begin their lives truly “in-the-rough” in the upper reaches
of the Delaware River. They journey more than 200 miles over thousands of years and their sharp edges are smoothed as
they are propelled along the river bottom. Eventually the stones come to
rest on the shores of the Delaware Bay.1
Our journey is 80+ years, if we are strong. As we are propelled along in this life, let us allow our sharp edges to be smoothed, thus turning us into "diamonds."
The grandest character is grown in hardship. ~ Streams in the Desert
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Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass,
and we fly away. [Psalm 90:10]
1. New Jersey Monthly, May 5, 2009
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