Susan LaffertyThis spring we looked for a car. A reliable used car. It’s been years since our last search. Integrity matters. In the car—and the car salesman. It did then. It does today.
But car-shopping has changed.
Now you can shop online and find a fairly detailed history of the vehicle you’re interested in.
The number of owners. Where it’s been registered. If it’s been in any accidents or had any recalls.
I keep it on my desk. This broken piece of a red clay. What remained after the common clay jar fell off the shelf one day.
My one semester in pottery class taught me a lot about clay and kilns. And the fragility of earthen vessels.
One small pebble could break apart a potter’s masterpiece as it was formed on the wheel or as it baked in the kiln.
The look on her face is one of awe. Sheer wonder.
“It is hard to imagine,” she says. “I never dreamed God could be like that.”
I am watching mystery revealed. A startling front row view of how He works.
