An elderly woman had large large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her shoulder. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other was perfect. The woman used the pots to carry water from the stream to her house. The perfect pot always delivered a full pot of water, while the cracked pot delivered only half. Even though the pot was cracked the woman continued to use them both for a length of time.

The perfect pot was proud of its accomplishment but the cracked pot considered itself to be a failure. One day the cracked pot told the woman to discard it because it leaked. But the woman gently replied, “Did you not notice that there are flowers growing on your side of the path, but not on the side of the other pot? I know you have this flaw, and so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. Even with your flaw you are capable of producing something beautiful.”

We are all cracked pots with innumerable flaws. But God has sown his word anywhere and everywhere, knowing that even with our flaws we can and will one day produce a masterpiece.

God calls all!

What is important is the message, not the carrier.