Behold you drop of crystal dew, which hangs pendant from a blade of grass. How it sparkles in the sun; it looks like a little start in the green mead.

“Whence comest thou, little diamond drop? And why comest thou? I have seen thee as a pure gem on the buds and leaves and flowers, making all bright and cheerful about thee. Sometimes thou liest like a deep, fond tear, in the snowdrop's’s bell, and one would almost think the flowers did weep, were you not so bright and they so happy.”

“I came from the sea, little girl; from the place of pearls, and shells, and gems; from dark rocks and whirling sands, from coral caves, and diamond mines,--but I had no light from them. The sun called me from the deep sea, that I might rejoice in his light. I arose at his call and leaving the salt and bitter ocean, became pure and clear; and then he threw his beams upon me to make me bright. I came not for my own good, but that I might do good to others. I moisten the blighted plant, and it springs up again. I restore the withered flower. I call the dying unto life.

So hast thou been called from the dust, little girl, by God who made thee. So must thou welcome His light and love. So must thou shed blessings and comfort around thee. Look at me again, little girl,--do you not see that, while I sparkle, the whole image of the sun is reflected in me. So allow the Spirit of God to reflect in thy own soul, and His light will illumine thy heart, thus His image will be reflected from thee, if thou art His child. So wilt thou give new life, and joy, and peace to all around; comfort the stricken heart, brighten the darksome breast, and be a solace to those that droop and mourn.”

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:10