Known as Schrödinger’s Plates, this curious image offers a reflection inspired by quantum physics. According to the idea, until the cabinet door is opened, the dishes stored there are in two states simultaneously: broken and unbroken.
Have you ever felt like one of those plates? Has life left you balancing on the edge—still holding together, but convinced that the break is coming?
Or maybe you’re waiting for that impact, as if once the safety net of the glass is removed, you’ll fall—and the damage will leave you beyond repair.
But let me remind you of something: God is a master at turning broken things into beauty. Do you know what a mosaic is? A mosaic is a breathtaking work of art created from shattered pieces, arranged carefully to form something new and far more beautiful than before.
Your life may feel cracked or even smashed, but in the hands of the Potter (Isaiah 64:8), brokenness becomes the material for redemption. What you thought was your ruin can become your rebirth.
You are not the sum of today’s struggles. The Bible says, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Even if you feel shattered, you are never discarded—you are being transformed.
Maybe the “door” just needs to open, so that what has been pending for so long can finally give way—not to destruction, but to growth. Yes, it may feel scary. Yes, it may hurt. But with Christ, it is never the end of the story—it is the beginning of something amazing.
Make thine own application, and remember: in Christ, even broken plates can become masterpieces.
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