Thursday, October 2, 2025

Dear God,

We all get to decide what we will place in our hearts.  From all of earth's resources, we can elect whatever we want but what do we want?  If we feel we are victims of injustice, we may choose protection allowing us to keep our hearts safe from harm.  If we are anxious for what may happen today, we may choose fear.  If we are angry at life, we may choose barriers in order to keep certain people, places or things out.  But is that what we really want?

I confess I often try to direct my heart toward what I want.  I want peace and harmony.  I want love and endearment.  I want compassion and mercy.  However, sometimes I must allow whatever comes along to step inside my heart for a visit.  I must be open not closed to the other because in all these things, it may mean the other will bring me you in a disguise.  By keeping out others, I may miss the ones you want to bring me.  Perhaps they will bring a lesson, a message or a challenge that I need.  I may miss you.

Holy Father,

please open

my heart

to you.

Stretch my heart

to include all

you want

to bring

to me.

Help me

be ready

to welcome

whoever and whatever

may come.

Yours, Andrea