Rays of Hope Through Shattered Self

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners (Isaiah 61:1).

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness [a] will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard (Isaiah 58:8).

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3).

A wail goes up to the heavens! A weeping Potter
falls to the floor: one of His beautiful masterpieces
crushed, shattered into hundreds of pieces never
to be put back together again. A murderous mess
scattered across His workshop! Sobbing over His
ruined vase once so lovely, full of life, innocent,
untouched, tender. Carefully crafted so uniquely a
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