The Potter And The Vessel

The Potter made a vessel, Fashioned to His will; But the vessel that He made Was imperfect and unskilled. The Potter was displeased And sorely discontented, So He took the marred vessel And began tom break and rend. He approached His turning wheel With fragmented clay, And began to shape and mold it A completely different way. The beauty that emerged When the second work was through— Was a gracious, flawless vase That had now come to view. The Potter beheld His work, And saw that it was good, Perfect, and flawless— Just the way it should. Then He smiled to Himself (A delightful sigh He gave) . Thus was He well pleased With the vessel He had made. ©