Friday, May 27, 2011

like the potter and the clay

May God always keep you in His grip
like the potter and the clay
may we ever be malleable
giving to his touch
offering ourselves
to be transformed in love
molding by his hands
reaching down from above


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edited January 8, 2016
like the potter and the clay – v3

(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited August 17, 2014
like the potter and the clay – v2
May 27, 2011
like the potter and the clay
part Gmail chat with
Isaac Kiiza Tibasiima
May 23, 2011
&
November 15, 2010
after posting several poems from 12/4/2009
to Christian Poetry
November 13, 2010
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Genesis 2:4b-25
the tension between the two traditions
giving us two creation stories
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Jeremiah 18:1-4
&
via email conversation 12/4/09
with artist and teacher
Carol Childress,
author of blog, “Choosing Joy”,
&
Luke 15:11-32
Parable of the Prodigal Son


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