Brokenness

And three days later Christ rose from death, revealing the truth that brokenness, separation and even death, is not the end.

But the reality is that marriage is broken, and one of the clearest indicators of this brokenness is the rise in divorces and annulments combined with fewer and fewer people getting married.

It always strikes me as a bizarre argument, using the very brokenness of Northern Ireland’s economy as a justification for not joining with the rest of the country and thus becoming part of one of the most dynamic economies in the world.

Just after Hurricane Helene blew through our area and left her trail of brokenness, I saw a photo that helped put my mind somewhat at ease.

To Cooper, "everyone's in pieces", and his dismemberment of good people is him projecting his own brokenness onto others.

Jewish marriage ceremonies often end with a smashing of glass, a reminder of the brokenness of the world even amidst joy.

The prayer came during a time of brokenness in the actress’s life, at the tail-end of another failed relationship.

They were further identical in recognizing the brokenness of the system they thought was so perfect but was laid bare before the whole world, thanks to the outbreak of the pandemic.

This further perpetuates a cycle of brokeness because people operate out of a brokenness they were unaware existed, passing down both the unaddressed inherited trauma and new trauma.

Broken Crayons, an empowerment programme, that uses an effective exercise to help an individual break free from the prison of brokenness, will be held at the People’s Church of God, on September 29, from 2:30pm.

She believes that the underlying cause of the social psychological brokenness of the victims, i.e broken interpersonal relationship is the lack of charity and selflessness exhibited by members of the society.

Similarly, God sees what’s wrong with people’s lives because of their sinfulness and brokenness, “but He doesn’t stop there,” said O’Leary.

Dianne Colbert has called homosexuality a form of "sexual brokenness" and has said that trans people are "part of Satan's push to remove male and female from the dictionary".

Every time we gather at the Lord’s Table, we are further formed into a people that confesses its brokenness, receives God’s mercy, and are then pulled into deeper and purer communion with God through Jesus Christ.

It becomes evident that underneath their layers of hostility, anger, and intolerance is deeply-rooted shame for precedent events in their lives, and brokenness that has infected their souls for decades.

The brokenness of the country’s boys stands in contrast to its girls, who still face an abundance of obstacles but go into the world increasingly well equipped to take them on.

We are to believe and trust in becoming whole from brokenness as we remain in Him during our journey.

We need to look at how to fix, once and for all, the systemic brokenness of our criminal justice system.