Kintsugi ~ Golden Joinery

Today my heart is heavy for all the suffering in the world. Most recently from watching the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that just devastated Japan…

I have struggled in trying to post something that is full of hope in light of more tragedy and it lead me to think about the art of Kintsugi (I stumbled upon this a few months back)… It is a practice in Japan where they mend cracked or broken ceramics with gold, rendering the piece even more beautiful than it started out. The idea behind it is not to hide the ugliness and brokenness but instead to use gold to make it shine; to illuminate and expose the damage. And at the end of the process the piece is even more beautiful having been broken.

That is my prayer for not only the people of Japan but for anyone who has been cracked. Instead of viewing the cracks, the hurts and pains as a thing of shame and ugliness why not use them as an opportunity to shine? Let God in His perfect artistry take the piece in His hands and repair it to the thing of beauty that He intended.

  

Today I am hopeful for the people of Japan. I am hopeful that they will overcome. And hopeful that the cracks will be mended with gold, and the beauty of the brokenness will shine through.

Safe travels and prayers of protection to friends and other volunteers travelling to Japan today. I know you will be a beacon of light to those who so desperately need to know that their cracked bowls can be transformed into a thing of splendor.

One Love, ♥