This Mother's Plea

I once had a bright, little gem How she'd sparkle, how she'd shine With laughing eyes and a perpetual smile What a gem, that daughter of mine But one day the smile faded And the laughter left her eyes Somehow my little gem turned dark and cloudy Such a change made this mother cry I miss my bright, little jewel I no longer recognize The dim and gloomy gem that has lost her sheen Brokenhearted, this mother sighs Can my gem's luster be restored? I wonder, what would it take? Perhaps some of God's tumbling and polishing Please, oh Lord, for this mother's sake