Curious Christian

Earthen Vessels (2 Cor 4, 7)

With wine and oil wash pure
The wound still oozing;
Spread salve and balm’s liqueur
On gash and bruising;
Pour myrrh and aloe-cure
God makes by using
Life’s mortar and the press
Of Love’s strong pestles.
Soothe each who in distress
Yet strives and wrestles,
With treasure we possess
In earthen vessels!

Poetry by Stephen Wentworth Arndt