Jesus was broken on the cross.
He lived his suffering and death not as an evil to avoid at all costs,
but as a mission to embrace.
We too are broken.
We live with broken bodies,
broken hearts,
broken minds or
broken spirits.
We suffer from broken relationships.
How can we live our brokenness?
Jesus invites us to embrace our brokenness as he embraced the cross
and live it as part of our mission.
He asks us not to reject our brokenness as a curse from God
that reminds us of our sinfulness
but to accept it
and put it under God's blessing
for our purification and sanctification.
Thus our brokenness can become a gateway to new life.
Henry J. Nouwen
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