Comments on: Kingdom of the Broken

By: Steve-O

Steve-O — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:19:52 +0000

Thanks Joanna.. Me too!

By: Joanna Moon

Joanna Moon — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:05:17 +0000

Thank you, again, for sharing the stories of our friends so gently and poignantly (Snake’s and “Carter’s”). I’m SO glad that Snake went for pizza… I wanted to go with him, but had to rush home. So thankful that you were there to listen to his story.

By: Jim.M

Jim.M — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:24:48 +0000

‘God wants to use us, despite ourselves’.

More importantly God wants us,…despite ourselves.

Grace is His gift to a messy world. Are God’s desires to have us frustrated by human rebelliousness?

I have met many homeless men and women in various locations here in the US and there in Toronto. I am many times struck by their expressions of belief, and of faith, and some times their depth of knowledge of scripture blows me away…and then side by side with this is the messiness of their life… deep dark and ugly many times, heartbreaking always….

I suspect that God sees the faithful as his beloved, no matter how screwed up they are, brokenhearted He sees them beyond the mess, may the world see them in the same light.

As a community of believers in His great power to restore and reclaim the faithful may we remain in prayer for our brothers and sisters separated from the fold for what ever reason.

Thanks again Steven for pouring their story out here and Thank God for the mindset and loving posture of His servants at Sanctuary and other such faith communities.

Peace and safe travels friend.

By: Dave Rod

Dave Rod — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:16:01 +0000

This article and the others from Toronto reminded me of a quote I just read this morning “Embodiment is the end of Gods path” Friedrich Oetinger. Not sure what all Friedrich had in mind but it seems to me that Sanctuary is a collection of people who all embody the person of Christ…in all our stages of brokenness. That’s why the community is so sweet though the circumstances so awful. Thank God for Sanctuary and its community. and thank you Stephen for taking us there.

By: Tasha Simons

Tasha Simons — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:05:37 +0000

I loved this article! It’s so true… we all have brokenness in our lives. Some of us are better than others about hiding our deepest hurts, but we all have them. We are living in a fallen world and part of our journey is facing our hurts, feeling our feelings and walking through the fire at some point. I find it refreshing to walk alongside recovering addicts because they are so honest and there’s no pretense. When you ask them how they are doing, they tell you unlike the rest of us who are in denial (LOL). Thanks for posting about your experience entering into a brother’s suffering. I’m sure you both were blessed through connecting this way. Keep the articles coming!

By: Chuck Easton

Chuck Easton — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:46:30 +0000

What if our brokenness was the lens that God viewed each of us? If He sees us through the lens His Son exclusively, we would all look the same. My brokenness is the only thing that makes me different than any other redeemed fellow soul.

And, He still calls me “Beloved” and His heart beats faster with every glance from me. Then maybe I should embrace my brokenness.

Not get stuck in it! But embrace it as an acknowledgement of how He has redeemed me. It takes courage to walk in His redemption!

Thanks for reminding me Stephen.