Conversations at the Well Invitation

Dear Friends,

Has something you cared about ever been broken? Recently I was playing ball in the house with my dogs. Yes, I was playing ball in the house - the very thing I spent years telling my children not to do. I thought I could do it and nothing bad would happen. But I tossed the ball and watched as it seemed to take a turn in mid-air and hit a much loved Demdacco figurine. She was one of my favorites and stood greeting friends and loved ones, her arms outstretched in welcome with a tiny bird sitting on her right arm. The ball found her and knocked her to the floor and she shattered. There was nothing to be done - no way to put her back together and so I swept up the broken pieces and threw them away.

We live in a broken world. Brokenness is all around us in all forms. We watched saddened as news of Tiger Woods emerged and a family shattered before our eyes. The world watched as Haiti was hit by an earthquake and buildings fell and lives shattered. Emergency workers stand overwhelmed by the devestation, not knowing how to begin putting the pieces together. Brokenness isn't always so public or easily seen. Hearts wounded by a broken promise. Disappointments over unrealized expectations. Broken vows. Broken health. Broken finances. Broken dreams. Broken.

I have been pondering and working on a new Conversations about having an unshakeable faith. Is it possible when things begin to crumble and the roof falls in? The Lord has continued to lay on my heart that I need to revisit a story I wrote last year about brokenness and restoration. I was struck again this morning by the words David wrote in Psalm 30:11-12, "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever."

Please join us for Conversations at the Well as we walk with Peter on a journey from brokenness to restoration.

What: Conversations at the Well
When: Monday, February 1
Time: 7:00pm -8:30pm
Bring: Bible, journal, favorite quiet time supplies
Where: Home of Diana Morgan.

Blessings,
Diana Morgan
760-567-9339