The Potter's Wheel in the Prayer Cell
In the monastery of Avila, Teresa once described the soul as clay on a wheel. The Potter shapes us not through our frantic spinning but...
This is tradition perspectives on service, drawing on Galatians 5:13.
In the monastery of Avila, Teresa once described the soul as clay on a wheel. The Potter shapes us not through our frantic spinning but through our stillness beneath His hands. Paul writes to the Galatians, "Through love, serve one another," yet the contemplative knows a secret the activist often misses: you cannot pour from a vessel still being formed.…
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