Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, in one of the most famous scenes from the movie “‘Ghost’ getting musical treatment”. Variety . . Retrieved 2010-11-08 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Have you ever watched  the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore? Do you remember the pottery scene? That’s not what Jeremiah is talking about in this excerpt.

So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. Jeremiah 18:3-4

The clay on the potter’s wheel has no will of its own. Moore’s character does indeed have to deal with a ruined pot. But she’s the one who ruined it by letting herself be distracted by Swayze. The clay is at her, and his, mercy. And they’re careless with it.

The understanding that God is “in control” can be comforting, even liberating as we no longer need to take responsibility for whether or not we, when fully formed, will be good enough to “hold water.”

But is that really the kind of relationship that we’re seeking with Theos?

I hope not. And it’s not what the metaphor in Jeremiah is saying either.

Today, let’s reflect on the commitment that comes with being both Created, and one with the Creator.

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