The Lamp Worker, and The Crucible

The aged Joshua stepped carefully to the first oven with his ancient tools. He wore steel-toed boots and protective glasses. Synthetic garments cannot be worn here because anything made of false fibers will melt. The heat from the oven warms Joshua’s face as he continues spinning the metal rod in a circular motion. He has great vision for his work and can foresee the finished masterpiece before he ever breathes upon it.

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5).