In the life Jesus offers, there is strength to be found in the broken places. What that means for each of us is that we are “prophets by being who we are.” We find ourselves in the broken places. And in those broken places – God finds us. In the broken places – God gives us strength.

And yes, some of us are strong in the broken places, but the good news is that God is strong in all the broken places. Be at peace. God is with you. I know this to be true. I hear the words of Jesus this day – I speak them to you. “I have told you these things,” says Jesus, “so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”