Our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it.
Interpretation
Our flaws can be beautiful when accompanied by the compassion we receive from others.
This quote suggests that while we may feel broken or flawed, the real beauty lies not in the flaws themselves, but in the compassion and support we receive from those around us. It emphasizes the importance of empathy and love in healing and finding beauty in our struggles.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience, one might quote this to highlight the healing power of compassion.
The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.
The immense joy in welcoming back the lost son hides in the immense sorrow that has gone before....our brokenness may appear beautiful, but our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it.
Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering β for us. And calling us to share in Godβs suffering love for a hurting world. The small and even overpowering pains of our lives are intimately connected with the greater pains of Christ. Our daily sorrows are anchored in a greater sorrow and therefore a larger hope.
To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements or declarations. True listeners no longer have an inner need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, welcome, to accept.
Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be. (Finding My Way Home)
Becoming the beloved is pulling the truth revealed to me from above down into the ordinariness of what I am, in fact, thinking of, talking about and doing from hour to hour.
When people are in the thrall of poisonous ideology, it's really not all about deliberate ill will, or inherent hatred, or a lack of intelligence. It's about the unbelievable destructiveness and staying power of bad ideas and about finding ways to equip people with the tools they need to fight them.
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready.
Don't mind your make-up, you'd better make your mind up.
Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.
Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather.
When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun.
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