Lessons from a broken Jesus

Right now, there's a statue of Jesus sitting on my desk. Somehow, it ended up broken, and since I've done a lot of ceramic repair, I'm going to try to piece it all back together.

I can't help but address the irony of the situation. Here I am, fixing a broken Jesus, when Jesus constantly is fixing a broken me. There have been many times where I've felt shattered, felt like my life was in pieces, and God's love pulled me together, bringing me to wholeness.

Psalm 34:18 says, "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Regardless of how many pieces we're in, God takes the time to "glue" us back together. He does it with gentleness and care, and He does it in love. We're just as fragile as this porcelain Jesus, and things happen that break us, but that doesn't mean we're lost forever. When we spend time with God, allowing Him to come into our lives and mend that brokenness, we're made whole again.

how great is our God.