Vessel of Divine Craftmanship

My God, make me the vessel* You want me to be marked by divine craftsmanship… not bearing grandeur of self-exalting potter the aim is to become finest, full-fledged first… Help me, Lord, to settle for Your favour toward sweet by and by verily cognizant that You are my Fortress Whom my faith clings to against human Gibraltar the pillar of which wavers vis-à-vis the branded new… Keep my heart in Your care, my Saviour, since it is Yours… nestled in Your breast; cheered triumphantly when tried all the more fortified by Your grace; neither retreating nor surrendering while geared by Your compassion; yet empowered toward reaching-out pursuits for the glory and honour of Your name that will forever last… Here is my spirit, my Almighty Creator, Whom I indeed cling to while grateful worship upon Your altar my soul does lay trusting Your guidance midst grievous attacks of the foes, mocking my servitude, trying to resurrect old nature of mine You sanctified and finally set aside. "Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." Alexander Pope – An Essay on Criticism *2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. September 28, 2023 It's a form invented by Terrance Hayes called "Golden Shovel" because it borrows words from classic & or previously written poems and incorporates them into your own write. The process is to take a line or lines from the old poem and each word becomes the last word of each line you write and...the quantity of words will, therefore, equate to the number of lines in your poem. 4th place, "NO 1247 NEW POEM ONLY" Premiere Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 10/7/2023