Have you ever had a broken heart? Chances are the answer is yes. Loving something or someone is risky business. To love is to be vulnerable, to give away a part of yourself that is tender and fragile, no matter your age. Love can be a terrifying and perilous venture. Yet it is one that makes life infinitely more sweet and rich and meaningful.
Imperfect love is a part of life. But God is the perfect consoler. How has he healed your heart?
Dear God,
I am full of wishes,
full of desires,
full of expectations.
Some of them may be realized, many may not,
but in the midst
of all my satisfactions and disappointments,
I hope in you.
I know that you will never leave me alone
and will fulfill your divine promises.
Even when it seems that things are not going my way,
I know that they are going your way
and that in the end your way is the best way for me.
O Lord, strengthen my hope,
especially when my many wishes are not fulfilled.
Let me never forget that your name is Love.
Amen.
~Henri Nouwen from With Open Hands
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
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