Christian poem 'Upon the Potter's Wheel' by Patricia Joan Polhans (Christart.com)

Upon the Potter's Wheel
by Patricia Joan Polhans

As He sat down
at the potter's wheel
He began a vessel
formed for his will.

Hands wet with water
and with clay
He began to form
without delay.

Smoothing every spot
and every wrinkle
For His goal was to make
the perfect vessel,

To conform him to
his image and his likeness
He worked diligently
in the still quietness.

At times the clay
would not conform
Struggling to have
a will of its' own.

But try as He might,
the Potter could not
Make something useful
from the old pot.

Heartbroken as
he walked away
only to return again
another day.

Day after day
and week after week
He contemplated
the image he'd make

Hoping to conform
an image like He
Each time changing
His strategy.

Then excitement grew
within His heart
When the clay began
to do its own part.

The clay that desired
his own will
Now, lay in submission
on the Potter's wheel.

Romans 12:1,2
"...Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

Please contact Patricia Joan Polhans at "polhanspatricia@yahoo.com" to request permission to use this poem.

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