Millions of people are unaware of their potentialities. They are like little brown seeds buried in the earth, but within them there is the potential Rose...that Rose which can only grow to its full beauty of color and form and perfume through experience, through feeling the stimulation of the forces in the earth. These earth forces cause the seed to burst and the root to grow. Such birth is usually a painful process, but eventually the Rose turns its face to the Sun. Without the Sun's rays, it could never attain color, perfume or form.

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The Rose, then, is the symbol of triumph; the spiritual Rose lies within everyone, but before that Rose can blossom, you are stretched upon the Cross. Need it be a Cross of suffering? Not necessarily - it may be a cross of triumph, of victory. But at the heart of the Cross the Rose is destined to bloom - it cannot fail, because a cosmic law decrees that it shall bloom - when we turn our face toward the Son.

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Certain conditions of human life are the soil and the elements which produce the Rose. So don't resist - rather, turn your face to the Son - determine to grow and learn from your experiences and BLOOM!

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By Wanda