Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

2 Corinthians 5:17a

At an art show several years ago, I purchased a cross pendant cut from an antique flow blue plate. Its cobalt hue often attracts attention when I wear it. Unfortunately (or perhaps not), it bears a scarcely detectable line of glue where it was dropped and broken. It has occurred to me that perhaps I should point out the faint line of repair when people comment on my necklace. I, too, was broken. We are broken. Only Jesus, through His cross, can restore us and make us new. His scars redeem our own and make our lives beautiful. My broken cross pendant could provide a conversational bridge to other broken people!

Bethel Larsen
Mecosta, MI

My Dear Savior, how can I thank You enough for Your scars that heal my own? Give me wisdom and compassion in my conversations with other broken people. Amen.

Reflect: What objects do you have that could become object lessons to introduce broken people to Jesus?

Read: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 and Galatians 6:1-8