What is the intention of the potter? He plans to take clay and form it into something for profit that is beautiful and beneficial. He sees value and potential in a substance other people may overlook. The potter transforms the clay into something fit for the master's use. Cornell Cannon describes the process and cycles of the potter, relating it to the sometimes painful yet necessary process God takes us through. Though it's not a comfortable process, the end result always finds us as something beautiful and fit for purpose.