In Praise of Brokenness with Holly Kirsten and Mindy Dillard

In Praise of Brokenness
Words and Music by Mindy Dillard
Copyright June 2023
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I didn't mean to hurt you
no, no, no never
will this glue last forever
broken pieces stay together

I am not some precious china
stuck inside the case
I'm not happy if I'm gathering dust
even if I'm safe
this isn't what we planned
please, please I need some grace

Let's sing in praise of brokenness
the beauty of this messiness
and whatever happens next

Time will weather the
glasses and the plates
chips and cracks and smudges
cannot be erased
just like them I know
that I too have been changed

and in the shattered crystal
and fractured porcelain
I found hidden truth
I hadn't seen within
I had to set it free
so I could begin again

Let's sing in praise of brokenness
the beauty of this messiness
and whatever happens next

I didn't mean to hurt you
no, no, no never
will this glue last forever
broken pieces stay together