The Potter’s Wheel

The image of the potter's wheel is a classic of biblical storytelling. It appears again and again in the history of salvation. In one such story, the prophet Jeremiah went down to a potter’s house. There, he witnessed a master craftsman working at his wheel. But the vessel he was making was spoiled in his hands. But the potter, like any master craftsman, promises to remake what was spoiled. This is God's promise to us: even when we are broken or tainted, God promises to work with us and refashion us until we are remade in God's perfect image.