{"id":26,"date":"2011-07-14T22:38:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T02:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apertureoflight\/?p=26"},"modified":"2011-07-14T22:38:41","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T02:38:41","slug":"understanding-god-more-in-his-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apertureoflight\/2011\/07\/understanding-god-more-in-his-presence.html","title":{"rendered":"Understanding God More in His Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emily uses art to glorify God and she feels His presence most when working in the ceramics studio.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>“Just like God made us out of clay, I make my own creations out of clay. I connect with God in the studio,\u00a0knowing this is how he has control over our lives. Though I have control over the clay, it sometimes\u00a0decides to do things on its own, however when it works with me and shapes to the plan I have for it, it\u00a0becomes something beautiful. The ceramic studio is my resting place where God speaks to me and I can\u00a0simply dwell with Him.” – Emily<\/p>\n

Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.\u00a0– \u00a0Isaish 64:8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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