“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us” (2 Corinthians 4. 7)

What is this treasure that we read of? And what are the clay jars? What image does this verse conjure up for you? The author of 2 Corinthians, St Paul, is referring to human vulnerability and God’s power. And the very humbling fact that God trusts us as humans to be his voices and his channels of love in this world, despite our fragility and weakness. The treasure is God’s grace, the clay jars are human life.