Broken Things

by Karl Jackman

The Lord works miracles

By using broken things.

The earth is broken by a plow,

And seeds are placed therein.

Rain is sent from broken clouds,

And crops begin to grow.

Grain is broken by a miller’s stone;

The flour is used in baking bread.

The covenants we have made,

We make again

When we partake of blessed

and broken bread.

Reminded, thus,

Of how our Lord was broken,

With broken hearts,

We show him we are His.

The Lord works miracles

By using broken things.