Purifier of silver

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

 

This came into my box today and though a bit lengthy seems

appropriate to the recent threads, also it reminds very much of dear

Sadhu Maa's recent heart flowing poem to Mother, many thanks to all

involved in the process.

 

Malachi 3:3 says:

 

"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

 

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study, and they wondered

what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One

of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and

get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

 

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to

watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for

her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining

silver.

 

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the

fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one

needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames

were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

 

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she

thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and

purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he

had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was

being refined.

The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the

silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it

was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the

flames, it would be destroyed.

 

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the

silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He

smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image

in it."

 

 

Jai Maa, Jai Swami

[Guest guest]

thank you for posting, it is such a beautiful image to keep in mind,

 

with love,

Henny

 

, "kaliananda_saraswati"

<kaliananda_saraswati wrote:

>

> Dear friends,

>

> This came into my box today and though a bit lengthy seems

> appropriate to the recent threads, also it reminds very much of

dear

> Sadhu Maa's recent heart flowing poem to Mother, many thanks to

all

> involved in the process.

>

> Malachi 3:3 says:

>

> "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

>

> This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study, and they wondered

> what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.

One

> of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and

> get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

>

> That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment

to

> watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for

> her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining

> silver.

>

> As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the

> fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one

> needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the

flames

> were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

>

> The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she

> thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and

> purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that

he

> had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was

> being refined.

> The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the

> silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time

it

> was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the

> flames, it would be destroyed.

>

> The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the

> silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"

He

> smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my

image

> in it."

>

>

> Jai Maa, Jai Swami

>

[Guest guest]

This is awesome! Jai Maa!

-

kaliananda_saraswati

Friday, January 19, 2007 9:28 AM

[www.ShreeMaa.org] Purifier of silver

 

 

Dear friends,

 

This came into my box today and though a bit lengthy seems

appropriate to the recent threads, also it reminds very much of dear

Sadhu Maa's recent heart flowing poem to Mother, many thanks to all

involved in the process.

 

Malachi 3:3 says:

 

"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

 

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study, and they wondered

what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One

of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and

get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

 

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to

watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for

her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining

silver.

 

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the

fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one

needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames

were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

 

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she

thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and

purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he

had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was

being refined.

The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the

silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it

was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the

flames, it would be destroyed.

 

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the

silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He

smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image

in it."

 

Jai Maa, Jai Swami