Broken and Beloved

God uses broken people

Kintsugi, literally “joining with gold,” is a centuries-old Japanese technique of fixing broken ceramics. When a piece of pottery breaks, the pieces are put together, not with invisible glue so no one sees the flaws, but rather with gold lacquer so that the fracture is obvious. These repaired pieces take on a unique beauty because they have been broken. The philosophy behind kintsugi honors brokenness that, when fully restored, becomes a work of art. There is no shame in the scars.