On Wednesday, we went to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. I knew they were
described to be impressive but nothing prepares you for their
awesomeness when you see them in person. They were built 200 B.C. to
protect an emperor in his afterlife. They are made of terra cotta, and
each soldier was carved with it's own individual features. They are in 3
different "pits" and each pit is very different. Fast forward to 1976
when they were discovered by a man building a well. This began a whole
new human feat. As the 8,000 warriors have been excavated, only 1 was
actually found to be intact. The rest were smashed from an angry
emperor coming through after the death of the one that built them as
well as natural causes from the roof falling. The thing that I have
found while being in China, is the Chinese population are hard,
purposeful workers. It was interesting watching the excavators work to
tediously piece together the warriors one by one as they work toward the
goal of restoring all 8,000 figures. If they cannot piece together a
part, then they remake it out of the clay around the soldier. It's
takes about two years to do this.
As I laid in bed that night, thinking about this patience and persistence I realized that adopting Jacob is not much different. It will take patience over the long haul and as he navigates through all his questions and feelings, we will all be there to put those pieces back together for him. More importantly, he was made from a Potter that will allow us to do this. Really, what the Potter offers is the only thing that will make us whole. With God, we will work with purpose over the long haul, loving Jacob and creating our family, in whatever pieces it comes in.
Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8
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