A college pottery class taught me more than how to center clay, raise walls, and survive a kiln. It gave me a new way to understand the hands of God. He shapes us, works with what becomes marred, and when life leaves us broken, He knows how to repair us.
Tag: broken heart
Bring a Vessel He Can Fill
A widow with nothing but a small pot of oil discovered that God wasn’t limited by what she lacked. Neither are we. Our greatest need isn’t a better vessel but a willing one. Christ still fills empty hearts, pays impossible debts, and redeems all who come unto Him.
Of Flint and Steel
Life has a way of striking us: an offense, a difficult teaching, an unexpected trial. But what happens when those sparks strike a heart that has grown hard? Nephi’s comparison of a hardened heart to flint offers a surprisingly vivid warning, along with a hopeful reminder about repentance and healing.