old chunk of coal meaning

Close. I’m better than I used to be, but as the incident in the crosswalk proves, I’ve still got a long way to go. He finally stopped – exactly in the middle of the crosswalk. //-->

But I’m gonna be a diamond some day,

“A diamond is a chunk of coal that stuck to its job.” They are right there under the surface all the time. Prayer keeps us from falling into the “my stuff don’t stink” trap. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians know this conundrum well. See where this line of thinking leads?