We all carry cracks—moments of failure, loss, and regret. Life has a way of breaking us, leaving behind fractures we’d rather hide. But reflection invites us to see these cracks not as flaws, but as sacred spaces where wisdom, healing, and grace can enter.
Like a calm lake that mirrors the sky, true reflection allows us to see ourselves more clearly. It transforms our experiences into lessons, our struggles into growth, and our pain into deeper compassion. Just as in Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold, our cracks are not signs of weakness—they are the very places where beauty and strength emerge.
Peter’s story mirrors this truth. After denying Jesus three times, he was left with deep shame and regret. But in a sacred moment of restoration (John 21:15-19), Jesus meets him, not with condemnation, but with love. Asking three times, “Do you love me?”, Jesus does not erase Peter’s cracks but fills them with grace, turning his failure into renewed purpose.
Reflection is not about dwelling in the past, but about gathering light from what has been so we can walk forward with greater clarity and grace.
May we find the courage to slow down, to look inward, and to embrace the beauty of becoming—knowing that in our cracks, the gold of wisdom and divine love is waiting to shine.
