The Story of The Pot

Bear with me for a moment and imagine yourself as being a potter, passionate about your work, planning to make the best version of the pot you are about to make. You want this pot to be the best because you have a great plan with it! It is planned for the king himself…so you really do your best! You surely don’t want to disappoint the king!

So you start working…preparing the clay, using the best quality possible, the purest clay money can buy (the king is paying!) and the wheel is spinning day and night; you’ve pondered about it for a long time and now you have a very good idea of what you want the pot to look like, yet in the process, you think you can make it better by scratching it here and there for a more distinct and royal shape; one detail here, one there and after many hours of intense work, you decide that it is finally what you intended to be. Great! It really looks perfect! The next steps are to be taken and there: a lovely pot, in fact your best ever!

Everything good until you finish every single detail and say: finally! How lovely! Perfect! You lay the treasured pot on the safest shelf in the house and go share the excitement with your friends.
In the meantime the pot on the shelf, exquisite looking, has a visitor! Yes, a fly comes to it and asks:"Hey, look at you! Hmm, nice, you look great!"

"Err…thank you" answers the pot "the potter prepared me for the king’s house". "The king’s house! Ha, ha, ha! " the fly bursts out laughing, "Don’t be naive! There is no way you can make it to the king’s house! Listen to me, you are not so special after all; look at all those pots outside! This potter has been working for many years and none of those made it to the king’s house yet! What makes you think you’ll succeed?"

Befuddled, quite shocked but also curious, the pot asks:" Well then, if all those pots did not make it, neither will I… but wait a minute, you have wings! Surely, you know where the palace of the king is, don’t you?"

"Of course I do!" said the fly proudly."I have an idea, I should take you there myself! Yes, this is the best plan! Look at all these pots sitting here, what makes you think the potter will be able to take you? Come, I’ll show you the way; I can fly inside the palace too! I will lead you!" Not much argument against and your pot obeys the first instruction of the fly:" Come off the shelf! You must follow me! Here, I will give you a push."

The fly pushed, the pot tried and when they were about to rejoice for making the first move - coming off the safety of the shelf- there comes your precious pot down with a crush! Terrible! The pot starts crying "What can I do now, I am all but pieces! I’ll never be a pot again!"

Frightened, the fly looks at the broken pot and flies out the window.
Having heard the noise, the potter enters the room and looks at the picture: his precious pot with its pieces spread all around the room. How sad!

This is the end of the story. Now reality comes in. We’ve all been like that pot, we thought we knew better than The Potter, we believed that listening the solutions of other "wiser" instructors will help us achieve our best…but unfortunately the efforts were in vain…the pieces of our lives and hearts lie on the floor…waiting to be picked up. If only someone could give us another chance!

In reality, here is where Jesus Christ steps in. He is the Son of the Potter (God) and God sent Him to you with His special glue made of love and holy sacrifice, made of balm for your heart’s wounds, willing to renew your pot and to put each piece in the right place. But He only does that if you want Him to. He doesn’t force anyone!

I don’t know about you, but I was that pot…I thought about my Potter "He might have no hands! How do I know He even exists?" and I took the fly's advice…but when I cried for help (I was so weak that I couldn’t even cry…I was desperate) He came, took all the pieces of my pot and entirely restored my life! Oh Blessed Potter! Blessed God, please mend all broken hearts who read this!

Try it for yourself; maybe you haven’t got to the point where you fell and that is very good, but keep in mind one thing: Don’t listen to any fly, bee or any other voice, except for the voice of The Potter! He knows the way and has the power to take you there; what’s more, He really wants to make you an admired vessel in the King’s Eternal Palace! For eternity!