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b'Lightning splits the sky, so I dash inside the nearest store, before I\\u2019m drenched. A woman polishes.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Welcome, Hayley. I\\u2019m Nancy,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d she says, placing the duster to one side. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Come on in. Get shelter from the rain.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153How do you know my name?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I ask, transfixed by the treasures and jewels on display.\\nNancy smiles, saying nothing. Removing a golden key from her apron, she unlocks the glass cabinets, lifting out the jewelry boxes. Prisms of color sparkle, dazzling beyond measure.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153They are beautiful,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I whisper in awe, afraid to peer too closely in case I damage something. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I can\\u2019t afford any of these.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153They are not for sale,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nancy says. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Each one of these gems is exquisite and unique. They can\\u2019t be compared. It wasn\\u2019t an accident you came here today.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d She hands me a box.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Oh, what\\u2019s this?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I ask, opening it up and discovering an ordinary pebble.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153This is how you see yourself,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nancy says. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You tell yourself you\\u2019re worthless, as if you were not designed by a loving Creator. As if you were not created in God\\u2019s image. As if you do not belong to Jesus, who has made you a new creation through your faith in Him. God invited you here today to remind you how much He loves you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nI shudder. \\u201cHow can she know?\\u201d I wonder. My throat dries up, scalding tears fall, shame stains my cheeks.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You may see yourself as worthless,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nancy continues, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153but this is what God sees when He sees you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Suddenly, the pebble changes, radiating a beautiful light and shining more than any precious stone I\\u2019ve ever seen.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Forgive me, Father,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I whisper, falling down to the floor. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Please forgive me for believing lies about myself.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153He already did,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nancy says. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You are precious. God loves you. View yourself as He sees you\\u2014with truth.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nStanding up shaking, I feel renewed. I look around the now-empty room. Now that I truly understand how God sees me, I can\\u2019t waste another moment. I smile, for the first time in months, and step out into the sunshine. \\u2022 Cindy Lee\\n\\u2022 Do you question your worth in Christ? In this broken world, we often believe lies about ourselves. Reread today\\u2019s Bible passages. Who are we in Christ? How can these truths help us combat the lies we hear? \\nI will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. Psalm 139:14 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nEsther 4:14; Romans 8:28; Matthew 28:19-20'