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[NJCroMag]

A water bearer had two large pots, one hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot always arrived only half full.

For two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, fulfilled in the design for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was unable to accomplish what it had been made to do.

After two years of enduring this bitter shame, the pot spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself and I apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion, he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and was cheered somewhat. But at the end of the trail, it still felt the old shame because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you not notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, and not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we've walked back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

Each of us has flaws. We're all cracked pots. But if we will allow Him, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Father's table. In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you, too, can bring something beautiful to the Father.



TODAY'S CRYPTOGRAM:
ARB'C DS ERFUAC!
GST HQJ'B CIRAA LAQNRC
MUBOSTB AQNR!

[Quinn01]

Late game. Hopefully I can stay awake. LETS GO DEVILS!!!!! Beat the Flamers!

Edited by Quinn01, 10 January 2012 - 10:39 AM.

[thelastonealive]

That was beautiful. I love our cracked pots. And, for that matter, our crackpots.

[DevsMan84]

TODAY'S CRYPTOGRAM:
ARB'C DS ERFUAC!
GST HQJ'B CIRAA LAQNRC
MUBOSTB AQNR!

LET'S GO DEVILS!

YOU CAN'T SPELL FLAMES

WITHOUT LAME!

[DaneykoIsGod]

Soooooooooo ......... you're saying Lou should sign Tebow?














LET'S GO DEVILS!!!!!

[Microwavepizza]

WOO GO DEVILS!

im back streaming tonight! pregame is @ 9

WOO!

[Quinn01]

Soooooooooo ......... you're saying Lou should sign Tebow?

As long as he prays to God, we can slap him in net and get a win.

[DaneykoIsGod]

As long as he prays to God, we can slap him in net and get a win.

But we already have a Tebowing goalie. He just calls it the half-butterfly.

[LucifersDog]

Lets Go Devils!!!! Flames aren't doing well so lets not make them look good.

[Steven M.]

go DEVILS!! the Flames are a team we should beat, but is a western Canada road trip so we shall see. Hopefully they come out with intensity and build off our big weekend.

On the topic of Tebowing, did anyone else see Jack Johnson tebow after scoring on the Caps last night? Funny stuff

[CarpathianForest]

C'mon Boys!!! Do it for Moses!!!

[aylbert]

But we already have a Tebowing goalie. He just calls it the half-butterfly.

LOVE IT! lol

[Devs4LordStanley]

[Martyisth3b3st]

But we already have a Tebowing goalie. He just calls it the half-butterfly.

LOL bravo!

[sokar]

[EdgeControl]

So is marty growing flowers behind the net? he's been leaky

LGD, late nighter!

[Scottie2Hottie]

Let's go Devils! Losing this one shouldn't even be an option

[ZeroGravityFat]

Let's put a nail in the coffin of pouty mcpout tonight!

Edited by ZeroGravityFat, 10 January 2012 - 01:16 PM.

[ChilltownDevs2673]

Lets put out the Flames! Let's Go Devils!!!!

[Chuck the Duck]

I hate West Coast start times. I hope I don't fall asleep watching this game the way I did last night watching the Alabama-LSU field goal kicking contest.

Let's Go Devils!