Broken Hearted

"Why are we so surprised when we discover another person is broken? Perhaps because we are so intent on ignoring our own brokenness?" Matthew Kelly 

We are all broken.

It is a broken world we live in. 

Sometimes we cannot explain the who, what, when or why. 

I have asked God many times in my life, "why do bad things happen?" 

I ask Him this question and expect to find relief by knowing the reason why. 

However, reasons don't put the broken pieces back together. Reasons don't suddenly make sense. 

 "Do not seek to know the reason why." - St. Faustina

Only God knows the reason why. 

He is with us in our brokenness.

There are so many things that have weighed heavy on our hearts this year.

So many broken things we want to fix.

So many people that I want to save from being broken.

I prayed this before praying the St. Andrew Christmas Novena.

Then I realized, I am not the savior.

Jesus is. 

That's why the Baby Jesus came.

So that "there will be no such thing as broken." 

He holds our broken pieces in His hands.

Jesus, a tiny baby. 

Hold the baby Jesus close to your broken heart. 

"The child Jesus may attract us with His tenderness and infuse the peace so necessary to disillusioned hearts searching for the meaning of life." Militia Immaculata 2021 Monthly Prayer Intentions