I’ve been thinking about how people are a little bit like cracked or imperfect vessels. Each vessel is imperfect in a different way, and that may be more or less noticeable, but each is imperfect none the less.
Some might be too small to be of any real use…
Others might look beautifully ornamental but not have a purpose…
Some might just be the wrong shape for what you intend to use them for…
Or not deep enough to contain the growth that is happening…
They might have a good side, but damage on the other…
Or not be very good at allowing light to shine out, even though that is what they were designed for…
Too big…
Or whilst perfect when they’re new, they rust once the weather gets to them!
Whilst these criticisms are specific to vessels, how does imperfection and brokenness manifest itself in people – in you and those around you? Is it easier to see in others? Are we quick to judge those around us whose imperfections may be slightly more obvious than our own…do we convince ourselves that our imperfections are not as damaging or as bad as those of others?
What if we try instead to see the beauty in others? What if we look into the eyes of those around us and searched for what they hold inside them and for the things about them that we love?
Tea and Theology 
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