Here’s a prayer of commitment and dedication
inspired by Jeremiah 18:1-11 and/or Isaiah 64:8. It was written by Macrina Wiederkehr.
A Prayer to the Potter
(inspired by Jeremiah 18:1-11, Isaiah 64:8)
Dear Potter,
The lump of clay that I am
Keeps crying for some form
Day by day
I yearn for you to mold me
This is a trust song, Lord
I am in your hands like clay
I am ready to be transformed:
I expect to be molded
I expect to be beautiful
I expect to be loved.
And if by chance
Someone should drop me
As your apprentices sometimes do,
I expect to be hurt.
I’m just trying to say
I have surrendered to your dream for me
I am in your hands like clay.
~ from Seasons of Your Heart by Macrina
Wiederkehr. In Meditation with Clay, posted on the School Ethos website. http://www.schoolethos.ie/