Practicing the Presence | Prompt 6: Something broken

“Show something that’s been mended: a torn page taped back together, a toy glued in place, a shirt with a patch or a few careful stitches.”

There’s something so ordinary and holy about fixing what’s broken. It’s a small picture of God’s heart. He doesn’t throw things away; He makes them whole again.

What Is “Practicing the Presence”?

Practicing the presence means noticing God right here in the ordinary acts of love and attention. It’s remembering that God is not only present in our strength, but also in our small, tender restorations.

Brother Lawrence found God in the rhythm of daily work like washing dishes, cooking meals, doing what needed to be done with love.
For us, it might be sewing a button, fixing a toy, taping a page back in place.

Try This

Today, look for something that has been repaired. Maybe it’s something you’ve fixed with your own hands. Maybe it’s something that carries signs of love and care, a patched quilt, a scar, a relationship slowly being restored.

Take a photo of that mended place and notice how the repair doesn’t erase the past, it transforms it.

Then ask yourself:

• What does restoration look like in my life today?

• What has been lovingly repaired, even if it still shows the seams?

• Where might God be inviting me to join Him in the quiet work of mending

Maybe you’re in the middle of it, still waiting to be healed, and that’s okay. Even the act of noticing the repair can be a kind of prayer.