We search in hills, in valleys old,
to make us rich -- elusive gold.
When all we see is dirt and rock,
'twas formed before Earth knew time's clock.
Gold dwells and lurks beneath the ground,
though some great nuggets can be found
above the soil (though these be rare)
it's mostly found in myst'ry's lair.
And yet God sees the gold in man
beneath our flesh He seeks man's span;
He'll wash away that dirt to find
where naked eyes of man are blind.
I never knew; nor e'er could see,
that gold was buried deep in me.
Yes, Jesus washed and cleansed my shame
He found the gold within my frame.
That's why Christ's life was gladly sold,
before time's vice could claim its hold;
and yet, indeed, I'm not alone --
all men have gold within them sewn.
R.Owen 3/12/2016
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Author Notes
I believe all mankind have a deposit of gold in all of us! But most find fool's gold, or iron pyrite, it looks like the real thing, but has little value...
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
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