An Imperfect Vessel
Lord,
no one wants
to be an imperfect vessel;
everyone wants to be
polished and shined.
They want
perfect clothes
and glamorous careers.
No one
wants
a rough hand
through which you can work.
I am an imperfect vessel;
please manifest
your full glory
through me.
no one wants
to be an imperfect vessel;
everyone wants to be
polished and shined.
They want
perfect clothes
and glamorous careers.
No one
wants
a rough hand
through which you can work.
I am an imperfect vessel;
please manifest
your full glory
through me.
Published by Shirley A Mandel
Shirley A. Mandel is an award winning poet and the author of two books.. In addition to being a writer, Shirley Ann is a Vietnam vintage veteran and served her fellow veterans in the VA medical system as... View profile
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12 Comments
Post a CommentBeautiful!!!
so well written!!
Great job and thoughts!
Great poem.
Beautifully expressed.
Lovely thought, but I think perhaps God does his best work through imperfect vessels.
Moving, profound, beautiful, as always. And I agree with James Jameson'scomment. The heat gets so hot.
Very beautiful. :)
I am an imperfect vessel otherwise known as a cracked-pot! Cheers.
It's all the "heat" required, to shape the vessel, that's difficult for us...