When a Jewish rabbi taught God's wisdom and prayers
he always said, "put them on your hearts."
One day a student asked him,
"Why do you say to put them on our hearts, not in our hearts?"
The rabbi answered
"All you can do now is to put them on your heart.
And one day when your heart is broken
by the grace of God, it will open
and they will fall in your heart."
(excerpt from "lamp in the darkness" by Jack Kornfield)
(excerpt from "lamp in the darkness" by Jack Kornfield)
There's something about
broken-heartedness
woundedness
scars
that is sacred
There's something about them
make us whole
create new and another beautiful pattern
when by the grace of God,
they are embraced
and integrated into us
There's so much wisdom in what the Psalmist says,
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
God will not despise a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 31:17)
and in what Paul says,
It is in our imperfection
God's power is perfected (2 Cor. 12:9)
While journeying in this world of imperfection
as an imperfect human being
we often are vulnerable,
wounded
scarred
broken-hearted
When that happens
When that happens
all we can do is
to lean our head slightly
to lean our head slightly
against the shoulder of the One
who sits beside us
with an ever-ready listening heart
with a never-ending song of grace
offering a gentle touch of soul massage
with the healing balm of celestial fragrance
breathing along in our rhythm and pace
bringing us back
to
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Love
