A Broken Spirit

God will never plant the seed of His life upon the soil of a hard, unbroken spirit. He will only plant that seed where the conviction of His Spirit has brought brokenness, where the soil has been watered with the tears of repentance as well as the tears of joy.

~ Alan Redpath

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

~ Psalm 51:17

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

~ Psalm 34:18