Sheer Grace
Reflections on a Life Blessed by the Grace of God
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I find it extraordinary what God has done in my life, not through any virtue or extra effort on my part, but by sheer grace. It is like a dream, yet I know it was for real, and I cannot help but be grateful and wonder why. “Oh Lord, you are our Father, We are the clay, you are the potter; We are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
As an artist, I can relate to this Biblical metaphor. As the potter takes the raw material of clay and molds it into a form, so I too do believe that God works in our lives.
For a time I was an artist who delved into clay. I found the texture and elasticity of the clay exhilarating. Parkinson’s would not allow me to continue, reminding me of the limitations we face in creating anything of beauty. But God does not have such limitations, except those we impose, in creating a work of lasting beauty. Even more, God the potter, keeps working, molding us as life progresses.
The trick is being the kind of clay that has enough give to be molded according to the wishes of the potter. At times I’m sure I have been resistant. But God has been patient with me and shaped my life as I have gone along and I have always known I am in the tender care of His hands. And when I have been humble enough to yield my will to His, He has made me an instrument of His grace. The beauty in the emerging work is a testimony to the potter’s skill to create.
What follows is the story of one person’s journey: an imperfect, dirty lump of clay on the Potter’s table, there to find a full, meaningful life, touched with the grace of God.
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Sheer Grace tells the amazing story of one person’s spiritual journey: an imperfect, dirty lump of clay on the Potter’s table, striving to find a full, meaningful life, touched by the grace of God. Duain WilliamVierow grew up with his immigrant father in a small Minnesota town. This very ordinary life was transformed into an extraordinary journey that took the author to the far corners of the earth. The most important facet of his journey was his relationship with an all-encompassing God. He became a leader through the organizations that mattered most—4-H and his church and led him to his life as a pastor and missionary. Duain is a global citizen who has traveled widely, visiting a variety of people and cultures. His passion for mission comes from an intense understanding of the call of the Gospel in his life. His calling enabled him to serve four terms as a missionary in Malaysia. During this time he was involved in establishing new communities of believers, organizing new work, conducting lay training, leading congregations, and serving as Coordinator of Malaysian Church Growth. Forced to return to the States, he continued his focus mission work through congregations, the establishment of the Global Mission Institute, and the start of a new church in Florida.
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Duain William Vierow<.b> found God through the cross-cultural, multinational, and religiously diverse experience of being on the move with the Master around the world. His fifteen years overseas challenged him to be clear on who he was and what mattered most to him.