Brokenness

One of my dearest friends visited today and we talked about many things as we always do. Among them we discussed brokenness. My friend is a professional story teller and collects poems and stories to use in her speaking. She shared a beautiful poem about the master searching for a vessel to use...many vessels clamored to be the one he chose. The golden candlesticks told Him of their beauty and purity and how they could shine for Him. The silver ones told Him how stately they were and what great things they could do. A brass vessel clamored loudly of his worth to serve, a crystal vessel told of his beauty and uses...a wooden one spoke too.....but the master passed each without saying a word....then he reached down and gently picked up a broken clay pot which had no hope of ever serving again and it was that broken clay pot that he chose.  It's in our brokenness that we learn to cling to Him for dear life and it is there that He restores us and makes us useful for Him....without Him, we're just like that broken vessel. Do you feel useless like the broken pot?  Has your life been shattered by loss or wrong choices?  It's you he wants to restore. It's you that He can use to do His mightiest works because brokenness humbles our heart. Cling to Him, vessel of clay.  Let Him Restore and mend your heart because He makes all things new.  Thank you, Ginger, for coming to see me.  God gave me a precious treasure when he gave me your friendship thirty-four years ago!
For those who are interested, the poem can be found at http://www.ftmagic.com/vessel.html