Broken and whole


We who were once whole

became broken,

born in Adam.

He who was whole

also became broken

that we who were broken

could become whole

once again.

Yet

we only remain whole

by remaining broken,

reflecting the One

who is eternally

both whole

and broken.

© John McNeil 1998. All rights reserved.
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