What happens when the need in front of you is greater than what you have in your hands? In the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus takes what appears insufficient — five loaves and two fish — and leads His disciples through a movement that still speaks to us today: Blessed. Broken. Given. Multiplied. Pastor and consultant Dr. Derek L. Lane guides readers through a forty-day journey shaped by Scripture and lived experience. Drawing from grief, family, pastoral ministry, consulting, and community crisis, he writes for anyone carrying real responsibility with resources that do not feel sufficient. Some days stay close to the biblical text. Some enter deeply personal territory. Others ask practical questions about compassion, leadership, strategy, and the faithful use of what is already in your hands. Blessed and Broken is for anyone facing grief, rebuilding after loss, leading through pressure, or carrying a calling that feels larger than their capacity — whether that calling shows up in a pulpit, a boardroom, or a living room. The message is not that brokenness automatically becomes blessing. It is that what we place honestly into the hands of Christ can move beyond us — and what is given can still be multiplied. What's Inside: 40 daily readings walking through the feeding of the five thousand, one movement at a time — Blessed, Broken, Given, Multiplied Scripture reflection paired with honest, first-person storytelling from four decades in ministry and consulting A closing prayer for each day Weekly discussion questions, ideal for small groups A dedicated space at the back to identify what's already in your own hands Part of the "What's in Your Hands" devotional series. Read alongside its companion volume, Go Grab Your Shovel!, which asks a related question: not what's already in your hands, but what's still worth believing for and what needs to be laid down. Read one or both, in either order — each stands complete on its own. Dr. Derek L. Lane has spent more than four decades in pastoral ministry and community leadership, walking alongside families in grief, churches in crisis, and communities rebuilding after disaster. Blessed and Broken was written out of that same ground — a pastor's honest reckoning with what it means to keep giving when what you're holding never feels like enough. Whatever is sitting in your hands right now, however small it looks — this is an invitation to place it in His hands and see what happens next.
