“Whenever the object of clay which he was making turned out badly in his hand, he tried again, making of the clay another object of whatever sort he pleased.” Jer 18:4 Jeremiah did not say that the potter threw this clay away but instead that he took this same clay and reformed it again into something that pleased him. I think that this is true of our lives as well. God does not simply throw us away and cast us off when he is unhappy with us. He tries to reach out to us and help us to remold and reform into the beautiful creation he has made us to be. Much like Ignatius of Loyola, it wasn’t until he had been reformed and reformed, through his conversion, that he could be truly tested by fire. Todays reflection for the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola:
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:44:18 +0000
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