The Other Side of Broken
Life has a way of shattering even the best-laid hopes. We start with dreams in our hands, and one day we realize those same hands are holding pieces. There are moments when faith sounds like a whisper. Days when you look at the fragments of what used to be your future and all you can say is, “Lord, if You had been here.” But what if the story does not end in the breaking? What if broken is only the doorway to something greater? There is still life on the other side of broken. ⸻ The House in Bethany (John 11) The air inside the little house in Bethany is heavy with grief. A brother lies still. Two sisters weep. This home belongs to Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. No father is mentioned. No mother. No spouses. Just three siblings alone in the world. Befriended by Jesus. He has eaten at their table. He has laughed in their living room. He has called them by name. So when Lazarus grows sick, they know exactly what to do. They send for Him. Jesus has healed the blind, opened deaf...