Hearts can be soft fleshy organs that pump blood throughout our bodies - filled with love for mankind - life - God. Some hearts - cold - stony - diseased - not with biological issues - rather unemotional - hardened by the tests of time. Too often - beaten up - beaten down - individuals lose the ability to love - be loved - conditioned by unfortunate events in life. Most people confuse their biological heart with their emotional heart - that center where we store love - hate - pleasure. The place that we call our "heart" - actually a spot in our minds - where we process all sorts of memories - happy - sad - fun - tragic - good - bad. Majority of people have open hearts - freely sharing - what makes them - special - different from others. A smaller number - closed hearts - difficult to get inside with them - where they live.
Jesus calls us to be lovers - to have open hearts - freely sharing ourselves with others. In doing so - we benefit from good relationships with others - life takes on a better meaning - problems openly shared - experienced with each other. When we made the decision to become Jesus' disciple - we made a commitment to trust in Him - to openly share all that we are with others - opening our hearts to their concerns - worries - needs. In freely sharing our self with others - we open the door to the Divine - to touching the hearts of many - with God. Jesus knocks at the door to your heart - is it open to Him?
Deacon Dale
