"Let me be clear: brokenness doesn't automatically bring us to the thin place, the sacred place where God's breath and touch are closer than our own skin. Heartbreak brings us lots of places--to despair, to bitterness, to emptiness, to numbness, to isolation, but because God is just that good, if we allow the people who love us to walk with us right through the brokenness it can also lead to a deep sense of God's presence when things fall apart, the broken places allow all sorts of things to enter, and one of them is the presence of God. i believe deeply that God does his best work in our lives during times of great heartbreak and loss, and i believe that much of that rich work is done by the hands of people who love us, who dive into the wreckage with us and show us who God is over and over and over..thank God for thin places..let yourself fall open to ..anticipation, to the belief that what is empty will be filled, what is broken will be repaired, and what is lost can always be found, no matter how many times it has been lost." (Niequist, 2010)