From Broken to Beautiful

By Robert H. Schuller

"But the pot He was shaping from the clay was marred in His hands; so the Potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to Him." - Jeremiah 18:4

I have toured royal palaces around the world, but to my knowledge the Royal Palace in Tehran, Iran, is like no other I've ever seen. The grand entrance of the palace is resplendent with glittering, sparkling glass. For a moment you think that the domed ceilings, side walls, and columns are all covered with diamonds... until you realize that these are not diamonds or even cut glass; they are small pieces of mirror. The edges of a myriad of little mirrors reflect the light, throwing off the colors of the rainbow.

It's spectacular! And you'll never believe how this was created. When the Royal Palace was planned, the architects sent an order to Paris for mirrors to cover the entrance walls. The mirrors finally arrived. But when they took the shipping crates apart, they discovered to their dismay that all of the mirrors had been smashed during travel.

The builders were going to junk the broken mirrors but one of the men spoke up and suggested, "Maybe the wall will be more beautiful because the mirrors are broken." And that man took all the small pieces of the mirrors and fit them together like an abstract mosaic. Were you to visit the Royal Palace today, you would notice the enormous distortion in reflections and how the walls sparkle with diamond-like brilliance. Broken to beautiful. Have you been hurt? Do you feel broken? God can take the broken pieces of your life and make something beautiful of them.
God can transform your broken life, but you must give Him all the pieces.
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Master Designer, like an expert craftsman You lovingly transform my shattered hopes and dreams and fit the pieces of my life back together in a way that is brilliant and beautiful. Thank you!