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Let Him put you on His wheel and whirl you as He likes.   

      Oswald Chambers, from My Utmost for His Highest

I’m trying to imagine myself as a lump of clay. Actually, the visual is quite pleasing – soft, almost velvety….and no wrinkles!

A true form, without previous intention. No cracks, crevices, places to hide.

A simple, perfectly curved, pliable ball, waiting to take shape.

Why these thoughts, on Thanksgiving,of all days?

Perhaps because in some ways, this is the purest of holidays.  Gratefulness, period.

Conversation – affection – laughter.  Nuggets of warmth for our hearts. All easy on the budget.

Okay, so we can’t forget  The Meal. Basic necessity. (Though I do need to come clean and admit that I am a consummate foodie.)

Huge thanks (not to overuse the word) that we are fortunate enough to have food on the table.

Perchance this perusal of clay stemmed from the act of rolling pie crust from a heap of dough. Hmmm…

I sat in quiet prayer in the early moments of the day, mentally cataloging Blessings. This list is long – and wide in range.

Astounding, really.

Will this intricate infrastructure hold up under pressure?

Picture this…the seemingly ample cornucopia of cohesiveness, reduced, like the turkey dinner gravy.

My life, boiled down…what flavors predominate, linger on the palate and in the memory?

We all have those moments  we would like to “deconstruct”, or at the very least, push the rewind button so we can correct the less than perfect spots. Adjust the seasonings, so to speak.

Since technology has not yet graced us with that option, we are reliant upon God for the tools we need to patch and repair.

I return the to the image of that lump, setting aside the not so palatable memories of my restoration and reconstruction projects.

Some, like the great cathedrals, span over many years. (You would think I could get it right in record time – but God doesn’t always work that way.)

We begin every day as an inert mass, yielding to God’s remarkable way with the workable materials within us.

We are lifeless…until He breathes fullness and form.

He shapes us in fresh ways, time and time again – all variations of His likeness. Each of us is a unique product of the Divine Designer.

Can we be so pliable as to let His creative hand have artistic license?

Thankfulness…

     For simplicity.

     For being made by God.

     For living as an expression of His glory.

     For new beginnings.

…Bring on the wheel!