TRANSFORMING INSTEAD OF HIDING: GOD BEAUTIFULLY MENDS OUR BROKENNESS

BY HANNAH SMITH

Kintsugi (kin-soo-gee), is a Japanese artform of repairing broken pottery by using a mixture of gold and silver to mend the broken pieces back together. When the mending process is completed, the once broken pottery glistens with unique gold and silver lines. The potter, instead of hiding the imperfections of the pottery, highlights the imperfections for onlookers to notice. The potter doesn’t throw out or destroy the pottery; instead, the potter remakes and remolds it into something unique.

The same is true with God as our potter. Instead of camouflaging what we perceive as imperfections, God will highlight those portions within us. God makes us each into uniquely beautiful pieces of artwork for all to see. When situations arise within our lives, when we feel as though we are not good enough, when we think our plans are finished, God thinks differently. God reminds us that we are a work in progress and the path we take will make us unique, beautiful, and redeemed. God chooses to mend our broken pieces, in a way that will allow us to shine and glisten for all to see.