Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time of the Year (C)
Mystery of the day: Luminous
Texts: Jeremiah 18:1-6; Matthew 13:47-53
Theme: We are nothing but clay...
"Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel ." (Jeremiah 18:6)
Every human creature is nothing but clay in the hands of the Creator. God as the Potter par excellence takes time to mould each and every one of us according to His plan and form. As the potter remoulded when he could not get it right, so is our God endures with our insufficiency. From the table of the Word today, Prophet Jeremaiah reminded us of who we are, that without God, we can not get it right.
"Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel ." (Jeremiah 18:6)
In the same spirit, I recalled with interest the beautiful words of Michael Adenuga, the famous soap opera producer "Super Story" at the closing montage which reads: "We are nothing but pencil in the hand of our Creator." The understanding of these words spell God's omnipotency over us as a Creator.
This implies that, our sufficiency comes only from God. That is why the Psalmist traced the source of our salvation to Jacob's God: "Blessed is he who is helped by Jacob’s God." (Psalm 146:5a).
Therefore, we cannot achieve anything without God's grace and love.
Finally, let us hold on to Him no matter how stormy the wind of life may be; for He has the final say and there will be stillness.
Peace! Be with you.
Let us pray
Gracious Lord, we give You glory and honour for all that we have and are. Grant us we pray the grace to be conscious of our insufficiency without You, so that our trust may be solely on you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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