The Sculptor

   A great sculptor once decided that he would create a magnificent sculpture.  He searched and searched until he found the perfect piece of marble, had it moved to his studio and prepared to begin work.

   Before the first tool touched the marble he studied it, noting the grain, the coloration and any possible weak points in the piece.  He then considered the best way to proceed. He knew what the finished sculpture was to look like, it’s form and quality.  Finally he picked up the chisel and hammer and began removing all that didn’t belong in the final piece.

   For months he worked on it.  He would chip away for a while, then pause to ensure that it was becoming what he had planned.  Finally he put the finishing touches on his work of art.  With precise care he gently removed any remaining rock which did not belong and polished the completed piece.

   In the studio of eternity God is the sculptor and we are the marble.  He knows even before we are formed what the final person is intended to be.  At conception we are endowed with an eternal soul that will be developed by God and His word.  It is the Lord’s intent that we become the perfect work of spirituality that we were created to be.  It may take years, even most of our life, but God will not give up on perfecting us to His design.

   However, unlike the marble, we have free will.  We can tell God to stop in His efforts to perfect us.  We can even tell Him to never start, refuse to accept Him and His will completely.  Should we choose that path another waits to mold us to his ways; Satan.

   We must open our hearts and souls to God and allow Him to make of us the saint that He created us to be.  We must let Him chip away the bad and create the good.  We must let Him make us holy.

Father You created me to be holy.

To become a saint.

Only You can make me what I am meant to be.

Mold me according to Your perfect plan.

Amen