shards of glory

shard, a noun, related to the word shear, to cut off when a verb or, when
shear, a noun, a strain in the structure of a substance produced by pressure,
when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each another
shifted, broken, many pieces jumbled
on this the eve of remembering my first breath
i'm awed
amazed by glory
some memories in the mosaic
stained glass of my life
sparkle, undimmed
others cut, leave me breathless
still bleeding
yet i step back, take a walk in the Son's light
see that without Him it's senseless
but with glory the shards
coming together
catching His light
are beautiful because
He is beauty
so i can laugh in the midst of pain
i can rejoice in my Maker tomorrow
He holds my hopes in His hands
one day these shards, produced by pressures
will melt together in transparent loveliness and
glory, a noun, high renown or honor won, a halo worn in heaven
magnificence humbly received now offered back to the Author if it all