The Brightest Gift

The Brightest Giftby Chaplain Tilia Giron, Ph.D., RScP I am grateful for all my giftsEspecially, the knowing that within the darkest situationA pearl awaits me. In my own unconsciousness, I have brought the darkest moment upon me,Only now, the precious pearl is mine.The quirk, or unexpected, however, is that in the midst of thatCompletely overwhelmingly-dark-beyond-anythingOne-could-ever-imagine is thatOnce the gift is found in the midst of all that stinking fowl guck,The gift overshadows the guck. Oh …