1 August 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections
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TOPIC: AM I PLIABLE CLAY IN THE DIVINE POTTER’S HANDS?
First Reading: Jeremiah 18: 1-6
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 146: 1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab
Alleluia: Acts 16: 14b
Gospel: Matthew 13: 47-53
Our life here in this world is all spent on the potter’s wheel as God shapes us by means of all the people, events, and circumstances of our lives. The crucial difference between us and the clay is that the clay does not have the ability to decide whether to cooperate with the potter or not, while we, because of the free will given to us, have the capacity to choose whether we will cooperate with God’s hands in shaping us into the image and likeness of his Son.
If the clay becomes hard, set in such a way that the potter can no longer shape it, then it can never become the vessel that it was intended to be.
My dear brothers and sisters, let us reflect on the following questions: What kind of clay am I in the hands of God? What must I let go of so the Lord can form me into his image and likeness? As we ponder this important lesson, let us believe that every moment in our life is an opportunity for us to be shaped by the divine Potter.
This is the 1557th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.
[NOTE: Let us listen to our brother Rouquel Ponte, a member of the CFC Board of Elders, as he brings us today's reflection.
All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]
