{"id":26878,"date":"2017-03-08T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kingdompen.org\/?p=26878"},"modified":"2021-04-14T08:48:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T12:48:56","slug":"jars-of-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/jars-of-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"Jars of Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]\r\n

By Zelphia Peterson<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cBut we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us\u201d (2 Corinthians 4:7).<\/p>\r\n

All the lovely broken people<\/p>\r\n

Knit together, now made whole<\/p>\r\n

Shattered fragments shining brightly<\/p>\r\n

Healed and clean, a living soul<\/p>\r\n

Scattered pieces, roughened edges<\/p>\r\n

Blackened bits and climbing cracks<\/p>\r\n

Seen as perfect, loved as holy<\/p>\r\n

So follow Him; no turning back<\/p>\r\n

Crumbling bones and fragile hearts<\/p>\r\n

The common dirt that men despise<\/p>\r\n

Grit and sand and dust together<\/p>\r\n

Made perfect in the Father\u2019s eyes<\/p>\r\n

Imperfect vessels rent asunder<\/p>\r\n

Dashed against the callous ground<\/p>\r\n

Flawed but mended, reassembled<\/p>\r\n

The last made first, the lowly crowned<\/p>\r\n

Split and splintered, spirits withered<\/p>\r\n

Hopes destroyed and battles lost<\/p>\r\n

Remolded in the Potter\u2019s image<\/p>\r\n

No price too great, love bore the cost<\/p>\r\n

Fractured dreams and ugly scratches<\/p>\r\n

Bleeding scars not fully healed<\/p>\r\n

Through jars of clay, our earthen pieces<\/p>\r\n

His glory shines, His love revealed<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n

\"zelphia-peterson\"<\/a>Zelphia Peterson is twenty years old and a native of the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Currently she lives with her parents and her sister as she pursues her master\u2019s degree in Global Public Health. Ever since she wrote her first poem at a costume party in first grade, Zelphia has remained fascinated by wordplay in poetry. For her, perfection is when rhyme, rhythm, and aesthetic sound serve the meaning behind the poetry. She draws much of her inspiration from Scripture and the natural wonders of creation, as well as human experience in general. In her free time, Zelphia enjoys making music in any form, reading voraciously, painting, archery, camping and backpacking with her family, chatting with her sister, and serving her church. She hopes to someday serve the Lord in another country by using her training as a public health worker.<\/p>\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”1″ _address=”0.1″ global_module=”48895″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_signup global_parent=”48895″ activecampaign_list=”|none” aweber_list=”|none” campaign_monitor_list=”|none” constant_contact_list=”|none” convertkit_list=”|none” emma_list=”|none” feedblitz_list=”|none” getresponse_list=”|none” hubspot_list=”|none” icontact_list=”|none” infusionsoft_list=”|none” madmimi_list=”|none” mailchimp_list=”Kingdom Pen|550860125c” mailerlite_list=”|none” mailpoet_list=”|none” mailster_list=”|none” ontraport_list=”|none” salesforce_list=”|none” sendinblue_list=”|none” name_field=”on” first_name_field=”off” success_message=”Almost Finished–Check Your Email to Confirm Your Email Address!” title=”Psst–want to learn how to write poetry like this?” button_text=”Claim My Free Download!” module_class=”et_animated” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ result_message_font_size_tablet=”51″ result_message_line_height_tablet=”2″ custom_button=”on” button_bg_color=”#4fce61″ button_icon=”%%28%%” button_bg_color_hover=”#7dce8a” animation_style=”fade”]\r\n\r\nIf so, you may want to check out our poetic toolbox, which explains nine key poetic tropes and how to use them effectively in your writing. Simply give us your email and we’ll send you a link to the poetic toolbox and other resources you can use to enhance your writing.\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_signup][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> By Zelphia Peterson \u201cBut we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us\u201d (2 Corinthians 4:7). All the lovely broken people Knit together, now made whole Shattered fragments shining brightly Healed and clean, a living soul Scattered pieces, roughened edges Blackened bits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

By Zelphia Peterson<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cBut we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us\u201d (2 Corinthians 4:7).<\/p>

All the lovely broken people<\/p>

Knit together, now made whole<\/p>

Shattered fragments shining brightly<\/p>

Healed and clean, a living soul<\/p>

Scattered pieces, roughened edges<\/p>

Blackened bits and climbing cracks<\/p>

Seen as perfect, loved as holy<\/p>

So follow Him; no turning back<\/p>

Crumbling bones and fragile hearts<\/p>

The common dirt that men despise<\/p>

Grit and sand and dust together<\/p>

Made perfect in the Father\u2019s eyes<\/p>

Imperfect vessels rent asunder<\/p>

Dashed against the callous ground<\/p>

Flawed but mended, reassembled<\/p>

The last made first, the lowly crowned<\/p>

Split and splintered, spirits withered<\/p>

Hopes destroyed and battles lost<\/p>

Remolded in the Potter\u2019s image<\/p>

No price too great, love bore the cost<\/p>

Fractured dreams and ugly scratches<\/p>

Bleeding scars not fully healed<\/p>

Through jars of clay, our earthen pieces<\/p>

His glory shines, His love revealed<\/p>

\"zelphia-peterson\"<\/a>Zelphia Peterson is twenty years old and a native of the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Currently she lives with her parents and her sister as she pursues her master\u2019s degree in Global Public Health. Ever since she wrote her first poem at a costume party in first grade, Zelphia has remained fascinated by wordplay in poetry. For her, perfection is when rhyme, rhythm, and aesthetic sound serve the meaning behind the poetry. She draws much of her inspiration from Scripture and the natural wonders of creation, as well as human experience in general. In her free time, Zelphia enjoys making music in any form, reading voraciously, painting, archery, camping and backpacking with her family, chatting with her sister, and serving her church. She hopes to someday serve the Lord in another country by using her training as a public health worker.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[397,437,1536,100,1222,1200,1102,584],"class_list":["post-26878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","tag-christian-poetry","tag-christian-writing","tag-jars-of-clay","tag-kingdom-pen","tag-kp","tag-poetry","tag-teen-writing","tag-zelphia-peterson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26878"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97699,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26878\/revisions\/97699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingdompen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}