The Cracked Pot

In March our younger classes learned that Jesus loves us, even when we are broken (or sinful). We read the story of the “Woman at the well” from John 4. We learned that while she had lived a life that was full of sin and brokenness Jesus still took time to care about her. We spent the month seeing ways Jesus loved people who were not perfect.

A few days ago I heard the following story  The Cracked Pot. Please take 53 seconds to listen to this, it is so wonderful. The Cracked Pot was written by Keven Kling, a story teller and writer. I don’t know the details about Klings faith, I do know that it doesn’t matter for this story to be a beautiful picture of how because of Christ, God doesn’t see our cracks anymore. In fact, He can use us for His glory, cracks and all.

“I think I’ll keep you” said the man. What a glorious God we serve, who loves us and even allows flowers to grow through all our human cracks.

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Here is the text for The Cracked Pot (but if you can listen to Keven Kling read it at the above link, do so, its always nice to have someone read you a story)

“Back in the days when pots and pans could talk, which indeed they still do, there lived a man. And in order to have water, every day he had to walk down the hill and fill two pots and walk them home.

One day, it was discovered one of the pots had a crack, and as time went on, the crack widened. Finally, the pot turned to the man and said, ‘You know, every day you take me to the river, and by the time you get home, half of the water’s leaked out. Please replace me with a better pot.’

And the man said, ‘You don’t understand. As you spill, you water the wild flowers by the side of the path.’ And sure enough, on the side of the path where the cracked pot was carried, beautiful flowers grew, while other side was barren.

‘I think I’ll keep you,’ said the man