by Susie Gilliland

Created on: July 14, 2008

My favorite verse(s)in the bible have to be hands down Isaiah 61:3, 7-9 and I recently made an unusual but delightful discovery about this very verse in a very intersesting way, by noticing broken glass during my daily quiet time with the Lord one morning.

As I sat in my lawn swing listening to the birds sing and mediating on the Lord's word I noticed a piece of broken glass. No big deal right, people break glass and carelessly leave it in places someone could really get hurt. But I noticed something as I slowly bent over to pick it up, the light was hitting it just so and I saw the most beautiful color's cascading in all directions. Then it hit me this piece of broken glass resembles broken lives. Hopes that are shattered, hearts left broken, marriages busted into pieces, and dreams splintered. Kids that you lovingly raise now blame you for the mess in their own lives, spouses that abandon us, and a childhood we wish we never remembered. Brokenness comes in many ways and in many forms even through many different people. There is good news though, just like the light hitting the broken glass, so our lives too can become more beautiful after the brokenness than if it had not happened at all. Only our great God can reach down and touch our lives and give us something magnificent from an otherwise painful experience.

I was recently talking with a friend of mine about diets and food in general what we should eat and what the experts say is the best food. My friend said something I found interesting, she said " Well, it's not just the food we eat I think it has a lot to do with portions." That was when we arrived at the candy counter of our local grocery store and almost perfectly timed we both blurted out " And you can give me a double portion of chocolate" Isn't it true though everyone knows anything good we want more of and anything we dislike we want no more of. Just like in life when someone is good to us then we want more of them, to be around them more. But when someone mistreats us, shames us, and robs us we want nothing more to do with them. I had someone say to me once after her husband had mistreated her and badly hurt her " I know God tells me to forgive those who do me wrong and that he is my defender, but I wonder sometimes if he even sees the tears I've cried or knows the pain I feel" Those are some very good questions and I am thankful she remembered what God had said about forgiveness.

Have you ever felt wronged or possibly shamed by someone close

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