A Broken Vase

A story is told about a storekeeper who had a vase broken in many pieces.

The storekeeper put the vase all back together and sat it in his window.

However when people passed by all they saw were the cracks between the broken pieces of the vase.

So the storekeeper lit a candle and put it inside the cracked vase.

Everyone remarked how bright the vase looked as the light shone through the cracks.

When people watch us do they just see our scars and dark cracks or do they see Christ's light and love shining through those cracks.

When Jesus was asked if He was for real He quoted Isaiah 61 which says, The Lord has annointed me to preach good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. That's the light we are to share.