Fix Broken Things
Cedar Chips – February 2020

Today, somebody sent me a copy of an old Chips article I wrote in 2008 about Baxter, our yellow lab. I loved that dog and I was grateful for the trip down memory lane.

I love my dogs Sammy and Quincy, but Baxter was my first pet love. It is true love when the sound of a puking dog wakes you up in the middle of the night and you think “poor dog” not “poor carpet.” As Baxter aged it hurt to watch him suffer. I wanted to wave a magic wand to fix him.

When people tell me their problems, I have the same reaction. I wish all their brokenness could be repaired. I feel the same way when I watch the news and see so much brokenness in the world. I guess my desire to wave a magic wand of restoration means that I love the world, too.

My wish for the repair of broken things has turned into a prayer. Probably one of my most frequent prayers, “Lord fix broken things.” And the good news is this: God loves this world even more than I and God wants to fix broken things and promises to do so in Revelation 21:5, “Behold, I make all things new.” In Jesus, God promises to fix all broken things. Someday. Maybe we can hold on to that promise when the sadness of brokenness hits. Also this promise from Philippians 1:6, “I am confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” God loves us and wants to fix broken things and one day everything that is wrong will be set right. I’m sure of it!

The Lord be with you,
Pastor Kent