Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Dear God,

No one can change the human heart like you, Compassionate God.  You know our hearts far more than we know our own.  We are fickle, foolish and resistant but you know how to massage our hearts allowing room for more love, acceptance and forgiveness.  You can fill us with mercy and grace allowing our hearts to take on new hues of understanding and perspective.  You can even recreate our hearts for greater goodness and beauty.

As I reflect back upon my seventy-plus years, I can see where you transformed me.  You took my hard heart and softened it.  You took my closed heart and opened it.  You took my unforgiving heart and persuaded it to be forgiving.  Again and again you did your creative work to renew, restore and revitalize my heart.  I will always be grateful!

Loving God,

thank you

for your

amazing work

on the 

human heart.

Thank you

for changing us,

for making us anew.

Thank you

for new hearts

with which

to love you more!

Yours, Andrea