Redemption is a Stained Glass Window

Redemption is a stained glass window.

My heart was seemingly complete in its own way

Without need of another, without reliance or trust

It was empty and alone, and yet the tranquil blue hue

Translated light into beautiful brokenness.

My heart, a whole piece of glass that was broken.

But then, it was shattered.

Failure and disappointment shattered this fragile heart.

I tried reliance, I tried trust, but hope in others failed me.

This shattered heart finally reflected it’s true state

Brokenness

My Redeemer Lives

Redemption is a stained glass window.

He took the shattered pieces of my heart

And fashioned them together with that of others.

Reds, Purples, Yellows, and Greens

Each heart, a color of it’s own.

Each heart broken in its wholeness.

But when it shatters, our Redeemer brings wholeness.

Each piece of a shattered heart fitted to the piece of another

Until the reds, purples, yellows, and greens tell a story of their own:

The redemption of our Savior.

In His light, we are found

Emitting the colors of redemption, hope, and love.

Wholeness is found in this stained glass window.