Henri Nouen said: "The great mystery of God’s love is that we are not asked to live as if we are not hurting, as if we are not broken. In fact, we are invited to recognize our brokenness as a brokenness in which we can come in touch with the unique way that God loves us. The great invitation is to live your brokenness under the blessing. I cannot take people’s brokenness away and people cannot take my brokenness away. But how do you live in your brokenness? Do you live your brokenness under the blessing or under the curse? The great call of Jesus is to put your brokenness under the blessing."
These are all great words. They express something we want to under stand and picture. I don' t know about you, but I have always had a hard time picturing how God's repair of my brokenness could be a wonderful blessing to show "unsurpassed glory".
Then I found this picture of "kintsukuroi". I guess that says it all.
Tomorrow I'll post my sermon for First Lutheran, Omaha. Then I hope to give you some more pictures from Turkey. -->
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