Haiku for re-working
At the potter's house
Jeremiah is impressed
by the potter's skills.
The misshapen clay
is not discarded, but made
into something new.
An image of grace.
The God of second chances
reshapes God's people.
Deserving judgement,
punishment for your evil;
God may yet repent.
Repentance the key;
turn from your evil doings,
God can make you new.
If a blest nation
ignores me and does evil
the blessing is lost.
It is not too late,
people of Judah: turn now
from evil. Do good.
God's like a potter,
shaping for blessing and ill;
it is up to us.
© Ken Rookes 2022
