"I guess we should call this gospel brokenness, because only the gospel of
God's grace can enable us to be completely honest about our stuff without
falling into toxic shame or self-contempt. And only the gospel can humble
us, soften us, and give us the power to repent—or, at least, not run away
or rant. When followers of Jesus walk openly in this kind of
brokenness—gospel brokenness—angels in heaven rejoice, and people without
faith or those with much cynicism about Christians, are likely to
reconsider who Jesus is."
Scotty Smith, Restoring Broken Things
