Diamond is considered to be the emperor of gemstones and the hardest natural mineral on earth. It’s composed of carbon just like graphite that becomes a material of pencils and charcoal.
Although diamond and graphite are made entirely out of the same atoms, while graphite and charcoal break up easily and appear black in color, how could diamond become a gemstone that symbolizes “everlasting love” with colorless transparent beauty and great hardness?
The answer lies in the difference of their distinct crystal structures. In charcoal and graphite, the carbon atoms, a network of regular hexagons, are arranged in an infinite array but they are layered. So they are easily broken even by weak forces. But diamond is the hardest material known, showing a great resistance to compression because of its tetrahedral structure changed by immense levels of heat and pressure deep underground.
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!Ps 133:1
When brothers and sisters of Zion become one in mind, enduring trials of the world, God views them as good and pleasant beyond comparison. Everlasting gemstones of God! Even if there are trials, let us overcome all and unite in love.