'Kintsugi' is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the cracks with lacquer and gold, silver, or platinum. It's not just a repair technique, but also a philosophy that embraces imperfections and sees beauty in the brokenness. The repaired piece is often considered more valuable after the kintsugi process, as it tells a unique story of resilience and transformation. This can be seen as a rationale for keeping an object around even after it has broken. In highlighting cracks and repairs as events in the life of an object, rather than allowing its service to end at the time of its damage or breakage, the philosophy of 'kintsugi' can also be seen as a helpful illustration for the renewal of a 'broken' Christian or, for that matter, anyone else who has failed to measure up to their own standards, let alone God's! I find my version of the 'Jesus Prayer' at the start of each day a reminder, and warning, not to point the finger at anyone else or I will find three fingers pointing back at myself!