Somedays, it feels like I’m living in a broken world, surrounded by broken people, and all I want to do is be a little less broken today than I was yesterday.
And like you, there are days I ask myself, can the broken be made whole? Is it possible to find a place of safety and refuge for the broken? Is it possible to restore the health of the exhausted caregiver? I believe the answer is yes to these questions, but how do we accomplish this?
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You may feel like love is broken beyond repair. But what is broken can be restored. The remedy for your broken heart is a heart that is broken for yours.
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When you feel broken, you must remember these truths. These truths will remind you that the cure for brokenness is often found in doing good to others.