Recently I was asked by the Grand Bethel Honored Queen of Missouri Job's Daughters to write my interpretation of the above quote by Shigenori Kameoka (awesome name!). Here is a short version of what I wrote:
I believe that finding a seed at the bottom of your heart means finding a gift or strong belief that sets your heart on fire. Sometimes the seed could be a talent for music, sports, writing, or art. It could be a spiritual belief or creative idea that is dear to you. Other times the seed could be a natural gift- extraordinary compassion or leadership. Whatever the case, I hope you take that seed and bring forth a flower. How do you take your seed and help it blossom? Share your talents and beliefs! Don't hide that fire in your heart-share it with the world! You never know, you may end up inspiring someone else-planting a seed in their heart. Never forget that as you share your gifts and talents, you should give all the glory to God, our Heavenly Father. "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
I love that verse from Matthew. It basically expresses the overall goal of my life-to be a light for Jesus and give all the glory to him. By the way, Job's Daughters is a girls' leadership organization based on the story of Job in the Bible. Job 42:15 says "In all the land, were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren." We teach that to be fair is to do good-which basically means that beauty is more about who you are on the inside instead of on the outside. Anyway, I'll hush for now....
~Brianna :-)
this is really amazing. God does give us talents and things we love to do for a reason. So many of us hide it. I think I've heard you talk about Job's daughter's before. The fact that your "motto" is that beauty is on the inside is backed up by lots of other Bible verses. However, I am going to say that the pic you have up is very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteYeah the picture is pretty great and your writing is an equal match. Terrific job with this I really enjoyed reading this.
ReplyDeleteYeah for the Japanese philosophers. Do you think the seed might also be adversity? After all, the beginning of conflict in literary terms is a seed.
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