Every now & then someone notices that my keyring is broken. It's been like this for a few years now and probably will for some to come.
It used to say FAITH but one fateful day I dropped it as I was walking to my car and it broke. Initially I thought of trying to glue the two pieces together or of purchasing a new one but with the passing of time I got used to the broken one and it actually became a reminder to me.
So here are 3 things that come to mind when I look at my keyring:
1 - It reminds me that though I am 'broken' and disfunctional in many ways, God does not discard me from Himself & He still has uses for me.
2 - It reminds me that my own faith is 'broken' or lacking, bringing me to pray with the man in Matthew 9:24 "Lord, I do believe; help my unbelief!"
3 -It reminds me that those around me are broken as I am & that as God doesn't discard me, I ought not discard them.