I am currently reading Authority in Prayer, Praying with Power and Purpose by Dutch Sheets. One of the interesting passages that I have read is when he quoted from More Stories from the Heart by Alice Gray and added his own observation:
At the Royal Palace of Tehran, you can see one of the most beautiful mosaic works in the world. The ceilings and the walls flash like diamonds in multi-faceted reflections. Originally when the palace was designed, the architect specified huge sheets of mirrors on the walls. When the first shipment arrived from Paris, they found to their horror that the mirrors were shattered. The contractor threw them in the trash and brought the sad news to the architect.
Amazingly, the architect ordered all the broken pieces collected, then smashed them into tiny pieces and glued them to the walls to become a mosaic of silver, shimmering, mirrored bits of glass
After quoting the passage above Dutch Sheets wrote something that really impacted my heart:
As a Christian, just like these mirrors, you can’t be broken beyond God’s creative ability to restore. For you there is no such thing as irreparable damage.
WOW!
So I did a little bit of Googling about the interior of the Royal Palace, isn’t this amazing?:
And to think that it’s supposed to be a workaround solution!
If human hands can create something breathtaking, even in the midst of disappointment and brokenness, how much more can God, the Creator and Restorer?
This is a super overwhelming thought, don’t you think?
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