Here's my heart

Here’s my heart

A system of valves, opening, closing,

This synchronized clockwork of inhale and exhale,

Here,

Oxygen and carbon dioxide embrace life,

A brief encounter,

An imperceptible give and take

Only to forever part and go separate ways

Wander down the halls of my heart

And You’ll find weaved into a tapestry of veins,

Resentment, anger, and impatience conferring in the passageway

"Someone said something today"

An angry word, and vengeance rears it’s ugly head

A quickening of beats, a rush of blood to the brain,

Doubt drowns fading faith and

Fear cowers shamefully in a darkened corner

But a heart led by pride often trips on itself,

Only to be left broken and bleeding

And when it stubbornly snuggles into blankets of its own wounds

Contentment teaches it how to never heal

This is a heart that is weak,

Imperfect despite Your perfect orchestration of opening and closing valves.

Here’s my heart,

Gently remove my tightly held grip on the reins

And teach it to trust

With faith like young David’s

One that giants, doubts and fears can never sway

Teach it to beat for you

Move each breath to love like Jesus

Eyes that see the poor and suffering

And as this heart acknowledges that pain is universal

Soften it as it feels their pain too.

Lord, breathe into it

So each impatient heartbeat

Feeds instead the river of Your peace

Between the knowledge that there are wars worth fighting

And squabbles that need only the hand of Time to cure,

Grant this heart Solomon’s wisdom to tell the difference

And when You finally knock on its door

Grant my heart the wisdom

To answer

Above all else, guard your heart ; 

For everything you do flows from it 

- Proverbs 4 : 23