Showing posts with label The Soil of Our Hearts. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 26, 2025

The Soil of Our Hearts

Just as soil varies, so do our hearts, 
Receptive or resistant, each its own part. 
Hardened ground, like rocky soil, we break, 
Faith’s endurance tested, roots firmly stake.

Distractions, like thorns, entangle our way, 
Worldly concerns vie for our thoughts each day. 
Yet the good soil, fertile and deep, 
Bears abundant fruit, God’s Word to keep.

Cultivate your heart, remove the stones, 
Seek understanding, let God’s truth be sown. 
For in the soil of our souls, faith takes root, 
And love’s harvest blooms, bearing lasting fruit.

(Conversation with Copilot)
Published:
July 26, 2024, 4:22 AM

Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. - Psalm 19:15

Prayer

What lies within this fragile heart that beats and bleeds and breaks apart. What secrets does it hold inside that I have tried so hard to hide. What dreams and hopes and fears and doubts that fill my mind and make me shout. What passions and desires and joys and pains that stir my soul and course my veins. What words and thoughts and feelings and deeds that shape my life and guide my needs. What truths and lies and rights and wrongs that form my voice and sing my songs. What is this heart that you can see that only you can set me free. What is this heart that I conceal that only you can make me reveal.