may i use my scars

Recently I made a new friend. She's a fellow breast cancer survivor. Her name is Sonja and she's an incredible woman.

Over lunch last week we were sharing our stories and she really inspired me. I loved the way she phrased her experience. She said "may I use my scars to spread hope."

Afterwards I was thinking to myself how we all have scars. We all have a story. Our hearts have been wounded in one way or another. These scars bring us to a place of brokenness. This brokenness lures us to our Heavenly Father. He's the ultimate Healer and only His touch can heal the brokenhearted. As we draw near to Him, He draws near to us. His healing touch gives us the strength to spread hope to the world.

May we ALL use our scars to spread hope!