The Broken Body

Authors

• Benjamin Wagner, Concordia Seminary, St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

christian, brokenness, hope, schisms, plagues

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

I remember sitting on the dugout bench wishing that I could play the same way the other kids did. They did not need to labor with such great exertion that their lungs might collapse—but I did. I was born with several chronic conditions that made all physical activities exceedingly challenging. For me, sports, exercise, or even playing with other kids always came with complications. I knew, deep down, that something was wrong with me. My body was not as it was meant to be.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Wagner, Benjamin (2026) "The Broken Body," Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/grapho/vol8/iss1/5