2Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

We are the jars of clay. St. Paul was a jar of clay. The jar is nothing flashy or particularly powerful or beautiful or unique. What is inside the jar—the Good News of Jesus Christ –has all the power and wonder and glory, and Paul doesn’t want us to get in the way of that really good news. That’s why we’re not a diamond-studded solid gold vase!! We would get all the attention.