It’s easy to impress people with our strengths, but real connections are forged through our shared weaknesses. We may impress people with what we can do. But we connect in our common struggles. This is one of the blessings of brokenness. We may fight to be strong. Show our best when posting selfies. And never let them see us down. But when we are broken together, bonding goes deeper than we can imagine—especially in the family of God. Just as persecution always unites, strengthens, and emboldens Christians who suffer together, so does brokenness create a bond that stands the test of time.
