Far Above Rubies

Today each is given
a bracelet of symbols,
To be worn as a reminder
of several truths:

You are a child of the King,
You may reflect His glory,
as the crystals of His throne,
You may be pure and white,
a pearl of great price
Your price may be far above rubies,
You may be refined as silver.
The choices are yours.

Sunday we did give a card with “Far Above Rubies”, Proverbs 31:10 on the front; a photo of the bracelet on the left inside; the above poem on the right inside and the bracelet we made for each one of our girls.

Some of our girls attended a conference this year entitled “Far Above Rubies.” It’s a phrase that is attention catching, and we’ve reminded them twice since then that they have the opportunity to be that virtuous woman.

We had a visitor in our class. She said she would have been in the seventh grade this year but the social worker assigned to her hadn’t provided lessons lately. She also said that her baby was due in January. I was at a loss, also very grateful that there were two teachers in the class and the other one asked positive questions that elicited information that helped witness to her.

Our visitor said she became pregnant because of a dare. She’s keeping her baby boy, but is not going to marry the father. She believes that marriages don’t last. In every marriage she’s seen, a woman is beaten by a man. She has seen examples in her short life.

We were able to tell her of the God who loves her and who instituted marriage. The example given illustrated how a woman who places God at the center of her life will be drawn to a man who is also centered on God. How, as they grow closer to Him, they grow closer to each other. Doesn’t mean perfection, but does provide strength and purpose within God’s plan.

This child knows that her life has changed, just has her body has changed. She has little clue how it will change again when her son is born.

This is our society today. The world accepts that fourteen-year-old girls will have pre-marital sex and out-of-wedlock babies. There is no shame. Instead, they are assigned social workers that are expected to succeed where family, community and school have failed.

Please pray for this child and for her child. Pray for the others who will face similar choices. Give thanks for the youth who choose God’s love and purity for their lives, and pray for their strength.