"Embracing the Beauty of Imperfection: A Poem on Being Intentionally Broken"

In a gift shop, on a shelf

I admired my first piece of Kintsugi

I handled it with awe and care

Within, I saw its beauty.

Stronger and more beautiful

Were the pieces for having been broken

I wanted to share what Kintsugi means

With you, by giving you this token.

He’ll bind your wounds, He’ll heal your heart

If you give Him all your broken pieces

He’ll make beauty out of your brokenness

As the light from deep inside your soul increases.

Kintsugi repairs broken pottery with gold

The Potter holds us skillfully in His hand

Both strengthen the weaknesses in the vessel

Making them useful and whole again.

From our fractured places comes

An invitation for us to offer compassion

In our woundedness, we learn of hope

To love others becomes our passion.

Each day I used to look in the mirror

Scars were all that I could see

But I see beauty for ashes now

This was His will for me.

There could never be a more beautiful you!

In God’s Word, was it not spoken?

Psalm 34:18 and 147:3

Remember them when you feel broken.