As to the Touch of the Potter - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

From the earth, the ground
made of the stuff of this world
made holy, worthy
only by the workings of his hands

Transforming me from the inside
chiseling me from without
making me a worthy vessel
only by the workings of his hands

As to the touch of the potter
the artist working with my stone
rough-hewn and uneven
until he makes me his own

May 1, 2010
Jeremiah 18:1-4
the potter and the clay;
being disciples, moving on to perfection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_perfection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevenient_grace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28theology%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctification

Romans 12:1
Romans 12:2
Romans 12:1-2
Romans 12:1-8
Romans 12:1-21

&
Day 220, “Total Commitment”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 4/30/2010

&
Day 221, “Conformed or Transformed”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 5/1/2010

&
Revelations 21:1-4
Revelations 21:1-6

and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for April 26, 2010 to May 2, 2010,
“Tending to the Holy”,
by Amelia Chua
for April 29, 2010

and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for April 26, 2010 to May 2, 2010,
“Tending to the Holy”,
by Amelia Chua
for April 30, 2010

Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
for usage.