A prayer for the heart

"If today you hear his voice harden not your hearts."

I frequently pray that my heart be softened--that my stoney heart be replaced by a heart of flesh. 

Recently, though, I have begun to also pray that my heart be strengthened as well as softened. A human heart is sensitive but also strong. We need courage, or fortitude, to be truly tender. Fear makes us tighten up and become hard and defensive. We cease displaying the vulnerability that is necessary for genuine love 

I would love to do a thorough study of "the heart."

After a visit to the Indiana Dunes

The yellow, wind-swept dunes

     Against the deep blue sky

Are marked with man-made wounds

     That make the seagulls cry.

Brubeck Take Five

Just for.

I loved the comment: "Those are the coolest accountants I've ever seen man."