Finding God in desolate places during Lent

It is harder to find God in a frozen world. And yet, without Lent, there is no Easter morning.

Finding something in nothing

By Ralen Robinson

Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)

The cool clay forms within my hands, molding and contorting to the pressure of my fingers as it forms into a round ball. It is thrown onto a wheel with force and power so it can stick and be unmovable. Droplets of water cascade upon the sphere, soaking up the clay and creating a darker hue as it twirls around. The palms of my hands and fingers work through the clay, morphing the sphere into something spectacular. There is beauty in looking upon a chunk of clay void of form, seeing something, and then creating it.

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