This word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: Rise up, be off to the potter’s house; there I will give you my message. I went down to the potter’s house and there he was, working at the wheel. Whenever the object of clay which he was making turned out badly in his hand, he tried again, making of the clay another object of whatever sort he pleased. (Jeremiah 18:1-6)
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The image of the potter’s house tells us that God is not finished with us just yet. We might not turn out as God hopes, but God keeps working with our clay and re-forms us and re-makes us. Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) is remembered for his self-offering: “I love you, Jesus, my Love, more than myself. I repent of ever having offended you. Never permit me to offend you again. Grant that I might love you always, and then do with me what you will.”
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor, Aug 1
