Lumps of clay "Come, go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." Jeremiah 18:2 Why don’t you and your son stop by next Tuesday and I will set you both up on a wheel? It was a gracious offer from the art teacher at the Jr. Highschool. I had never thrown a pot (at least on a potter’s wheel) but his encouragement won me over. So, we stopped by, and we both worked on a wheel to create something out of clay. I must admit that I had to rework my lump of clay several times before it became something recognizable as a pot. Jeremiah is told by the Lord to go down to visit the local potter and “hear “ God’s word to him. He sees the potter working a vessel out of clay and when it spoiled, the maker simply reworks it into something new. In Jeremiah’s case, this parable was meant to call Israel to repentance. As followers of Jesus, we recognize that He is the potter…taking the spoiled lumps of clay of our lives and (if we will let him) making us into something beautiful in His sight. How is the Lord shaping and making you new? Blessings, Matthew+
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to thee, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly thine, utterly dedicated unto thee; and then use us, we pray thee, as thou wilt, and always to thy glory and the welfare of thy people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. (BCP p. 832) | 
