Monday, June 26, 2006

What's in a name?

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1).

This post should have been made when I first started this blog. I thought I'd explain why this blog is called "Of Great Price" and why my screen name is "Pearl."


My theme verse is this: "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies" (Proverbs 31:10). That's where I got the "of great price" idea. I can't remember what I originally wanted to call this blog. It was something about rubies, but that name was already taken on this blogger system.

My screen name, Pearl, is the meaning of my middle name, Margaret. In the comment box on my very first blog (entitled "New to Blogging"), my mother wrote this:

Pearls symbolize purity, charity, honesty, wisdom and integrety. The ragged, rough grain of sand, transformed over time slowly growing into an object of great value and beauty.


That is what I trust the Lord is doing in my life: transforming me into an object of great value and beauty. Right now there is still too much of the ragged, rough grain of sand in me, but I have this promise:

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).

Pearl

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just finisheed reading all of your entries and enjoyed them so much. You have always been an inspiration to me and I know you will continue to be one with this blog.

Anonymous said...

OOPS, I posted on a different entry. I thought it did not show up so I posted again!

Granny Kate said...

That's okay, Melissa! I'm still making mistakes on here, just trying to get used to it!

Anonymous said...

A cheerful heart is like a medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Prov. 17:22)