In Japanese culture there is an ancient artform known at Kintsugi, which translates into something along the lines of “join with gold”. The philosophy behind this artform is that broken things can still be used and be beautiful, and is often demonstrated in Japanese pottery where broken shards of clay will be joined back together with Gold; resulting in beautiful creations.
Like Kintsugi, in scripture we see God weaving the brokenness of this world into the grand tapestry of redemptive history. As we continue our walk this year through the story of the bible, we will see this truth played out over and over again. This week we will see that the descendants of Abraham are a mess worthy of reality TV. But, God will rescue a young man named Joseph from this brokenness so that His promise to Abraham will continue to be fulfilled.
