Thrown by an expert potter, the communion set Amy has just
received is beautiful, both aesthetically and in a profoundly moving way. Isaiah
said, ‘you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are
all the work of your hand.’ We, too, have been ‘thrown’ by an expert potter.
This communion set will contain the reminders that Jesus gave his body, let his
blood be spilled, because of love. As sick people receive the bread and wine,
there before them are physical reminders that the Father so loved the people he
created that he chose to suffer so we could enjoy his company forever.
I thought maybe Tony would be envious of such a lovely
communion set, but no. Turning to his beautifully carved wooden chalice and
plate, he drew attention to their simple beauty. Jesus was a carpenter before
he was a preacher. His expert hands would have chiselled and shaped, sanded and
smoothed furniture both beautiful and functional. He gave himself so that we
can be both beautiful and functional.
Wow.
No comments:
Post a Comment