Tina M89
341/365 He is the Potter, we are the clay…
I received this piece of pottery from a dear friend of mine for my birthday…she made it with her own hands which makes it that much more special. I think it’s beautiful and I love it. She was explaining to me how she made it and the process it takes from the lump of clay to the finished product. It’s all hand made. She rolled this pattern onto it, formed it, left it to dry and when dry she dipped it in the glaze (colour) and then it was placed in the kiln. When dipped in the glaze it wasn’t at all the colour she thought it would be and was quite ugly, it wasn’t until it was fired in the kiln that the true colour came out.
I was thinking about the pottery making process and the verse that immediately came to mind was Isaiah 64:8 where it says “O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Each one of us is created unique; no two of us are a like, much like hand made pottery, there may be similarities yet there are many differences. The other aspect that struck me was the glazing process, how when the piece was first dipped in the glaze it was ugly and not the colour expected and that it was only when it was placed in the high heat of the kiln that the true colour came out. It is through this glazing process that the pottery is strengthened and made waterproof. I kind of liken the kiln to my life’s journey as I walk with the Lord and He disciplines me and shows me areas where I need to change. And as I continue to walk along with Him He strengthens me and more and more I become a reflection of Him, I am no longer the same as I was when I started my journey with Him.
341/365 He is the Potter, we are the clay…
I received this piece of pottery from a dear friend of mine for my birthday…she made it with her own hands which makes it that much more special. I think it’s beautiful and I love it. She was explaining to me how she made it and the process it takes from the lump of clay to the finished product. It’s all hand made. She rolled this pattern onto it, formed it, left it to dry and when dry she dipped it in the glaze (colour) and then it was placed in the kiln. When dipped in the glaze it wasn’t at all the colour she thought it would be and was quite ugly, it wasn’t until it was fired in the kiln that the true colour came out.
I was thinking about the pottery making process and the verse that immediately came to mind was Isaiah 64:8 where it says “O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Each one of us is created unique; no two of us are a like, much like hand made pottery, there may be similarities yet there are many differences. The other aspect that struck me was the glazing process, how when the piece was first dipped in the glaze it was ugly and not the colour expected and that it was only when it was placed in the high heat of the kiln that the true colour came out. It is through this glazing process that the pottery is strengthened and made waterproof. I kind of liken the kiln to my life’s journey as I walk with the Lord and He disciplines me and shows me areas where I need to change. And as I continue to walk along with Him He strengthens me and more and more I become a reflection of Him, I am no longer the same as I was when I started my journey with Him.