broken vessel

Someone who is or feels completely destroyed, hollow, forsaken, or inadequate. Taken from the biblical symbolism of a person being a vessel into which God fills divine wisdom and grace. I have no one who cares about me, and I have no job or prospects. I'm feeling like a broken vessel these days. I don't see any of my clients as broken vessels, no matter how down and depressed they might feel. I'm not surprised she feels like a broken vessel—the earthquake killed her husband and completely destroyed their home.