Pebbles, pebbles in the sand
Tossed about in the ocean’s waves
Back and forth for endless days
Until one day on the beach, they land
Ready to be found by this pilgrim’s hands.

Pebbles, pebbles in the sand
My senses delight in your gentle beauty
While my thoughts ponder the great mystery
Where have you been and what have you seen
Until you reached the place for me to see?

Pebbles, pebbles in the sand
How my understanding of God’s truths
So often remind me of pebbles like you
Rough and jagged when first seen
Until they get tossed in His sanding machine.

Pebbles, pebbles of God’s truth
May you never cease to work
Abrasive though you first may seem
Your beauty eventually becomes revealed to me
Through the rugged tossing of life’s unyielding ways

Pebbles, pebbles of God’s truth
My greatest treasure, my sweetest joy
Prepared by the Father for me to see
My spirit is humbled, though the body is worn
Ever grateful for His pebbles in the sand.

~TKS~