Saturday, August 09, 2014

Gathering My Pieces – v2

When I fall, when I stumble
when I fall to the ground, broken,
God gathering my pieces
those spread upon the ground

Picking me up
with His loving hands
reworking my clay
for His purpose, alone

Leading me on
the Spirit guiding
to do my Master’s will,
the way of the Savior

Showing me the way
ever onward, forward,
to bring God’s light
to this troubled world


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edited August 9, 2014
Gathering My Pieces – v2

November 12, 2010
Gathering My Pieces
after posting the following poem to
November 12, 2010
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Going back on the potter’s wheel

Understanding the father,
perhaps in a different way
the creator, our savior
gathering us in
his arms open wide
taking in our brokenness
placing us
back on the potter’s wheel
changing us
molding us
new clay may we be
able to move, to flow anew
shaped by the potter once again

December 4, 2009
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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