Have you ever worked with clay and a pottery wheel? I have. In fact, I took a class my senior year in college, hopeful that with a little practice, I would be throwing out amazing vases and bowls; however, all I made were glorified paperweights. It ended up being my lowest grade in college.

You see, there is a lot of patience that goes with making an amazing vase. Sometimes you get hard clay that doesn’t want to form. As the clay turns on the wheel, the potter’s small movements can make major dents in the vase.

That is why I love this image of God being a potter. God holds us and forms us through all the experiences and relationships of our lives to make us the person that God calls us to be. These are all slow, small changes that we have to be open to also. We have to be moldable clay.

By Randall Curtis from D365