From Austin-“Jesus was a carpenter,” I point out.
“Yes, but God is a potter,” my wife, Madeline, counters.
We are discussing the limited room in our shed. She has a kiln she wants to keep there, and I have a new drill press I want to setup. Since we’re both Episcopal priests, these decisions tend to take on biblical proportions.
“God created humanity from clay, and that’s not just in Genesis, that’s in the Quran too. ‘Clay is the source of life on this planet. The first DNA was formed in the crystals of clay!’” Maddie plays the interfaith card and ends with a quote from Paulus Berensohn, the iconic ceramist and dancer she studied with at the Penland School of Craft.
“The way of carpentry is the way of the Buddha,” I retort.
“Who said that?” she calls my bluff.
“Nick Offerman,” I admit, “but I’m pretty sure he got it from his Zen Buddhist mentor.” For those unfamiliar, Nick Offerman is the actor who plays Ron Swanson on the sitcom “Parks and Recreation”. The kiln stayed in the shed, but because my wife recognized our overall wellness depends on each of us having a creative outlet, she helped me clear a space for the drill press in the garage.
More here-
https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20190624/keep-your-clergy-well-by-encouraging-creativity-and-crafting
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