faith – A Kintsugi Life

Developing a kintsugi faith

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith March 15, 2017May 30, 2026belief, faith, kintsugi, kintsukuroi

Kintsugi (kintsukuroi) blue banded agate cross pendant with gold repair on black cotton cord

Whether we are religious-minded people or not, we all have faith in certain beliefs that form the bedrock foundation of our lives, even when we aren’t fully conscious of them. Most of us inevitably face a time, however, when those beliefs are challenged, and that foundation begins to crumble underneath us. How do we deal with these moments when our faith is shattered? How do we put our faith back together again when the beliefs that formed it are no longer things that we can believe?

An inside job

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith May 14, 2014May 30, 2026Divine, faith, journey, longing, transformation

My longing for the Divine has never been trying to lead me anywhere except within to find that I had never been separated from the One whom I sought.

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith January 17, 2014May 30, 2026Divine, faith, mystic, relationships

As my experience with the Divine has grown deeper over the years, it’s become harder and harder to adequately define in words both the relationship and the One I’m in relationship with. Laying down that burden gives me more energy for the adventure of seeking the More where it will be found.

Finding our own gold

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith June 4, 2013May 30, 2026brokenness, faith, gold, growth, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, transformation

What makes the gold in our kintsugi faith so valuable is that no one gives it to us; the gold is the part that we have to find on our own as we put the broken pieces back together.

Icons of a kintsugi faith

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith May 13, 2013May 30, 2026art, brokenness, Christianity, faith, healing, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, wrestle

“Icons of a Kintsugi Faith” is a set of five icon-like pieces in polymer clay that illustrate five different Christian beliefs. Each has each been broken and repaired in a kintsugi-like manner to mimic the way that life experience breaks open our belief systems and to express the faith that our re-assembling of our beliefs in fresh new ways after these breaks adds to their depth and beauty.

Creative work as prayer

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith April 29, 2013May 30, 2026art, brokenness, creativity, Divine, faith, prayer

My understanding of prayer has shifted over time from a very word-based exercise to a more expansive one that allows even my creative work to be a form of prayer in a real and engaging way.

Mending a broken faith

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith March 20, 2013May 30, 2026Christianity, faith

Red creek jasper kintsugi cross pendant on black cotton cord necklace

As I put the pieces of my faith back together, I am finding that it no longer looks the same. My “bowl” of faith no longer holds certainties; it is filled with mysteries and a growing ability to rest in the unknown.