"Hearts will never be made practical until they are made unbreakable."
~ The Tinman (The Wizard of Oz)
“The heart is the only broken instrument that works.”~ T. E. Kalem
"Once upon a time I was falling in love, but now I'm only falling apart; there’s nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart.”~ Bonnie Tyler
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.”~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care:
For words when spoken and hearts when broken
Are the hardest things to repair.”
“The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed;
The thoughts, the dreams, the hopes, the pleasures,
Whose charms were broken if revealed.” ~ Charlotte Bronte
How Do You Measure a Broken Heart?
The echoes in her broken heart
Were from so many voices,
Too many choices
That pulled her to this place.
She never saw herself right here,
But the tempting voices,
The enticing choices
Promised love but only brought disgrace.
How do you accurately measure
The broken heart which has been robbed of treasure?
Suddenly dark
Empty
Alone, but full of echoes
From voices and choices.
How is it done? Where can you start?
How do you measure a broken heart?
The deafening cacophony of questions:
Too many ferocious voices,
So many miserable choices
That dragged her to this place.
“Why me?” “What if?” “Why now?”
“I must fix this,
But how?”
“There is so much I want to erase.”
Unrelenting echoes pummel her heart:
Unloving voices,
Unbelievable choices
That abandoned her to this place.
No one can know her,
This broken-winged songbird
With the vacant-eyed tear stained face.
A voice deep within stands up to the noise,
Stronger than the voices,
Understanding the choices
That brought her to this place.
Jesus cares deeply
And His echo brings love
Mercy, forgiveness:
“I will measure your heart with grace.”
jsi
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
The LORD heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out.
Psalm 42:3
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from the darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor. Isaiah 61:1,2
~ The Tinman (The Wizard of Oz)
“The heart is the only broken instrument that works.”~ T. E. Kalem
"Once upon a time I was falling in love, but now I'm only falling apart; there’s nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart.”~ Bonnie Tyler
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.”~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care:
For words when spoken and hearts when broken
Are the hardest things to repair.”
“The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed;
The thoughts, the dreams, the hopes, the pleasures,
Whose charms were broken if revealed.” ~ Charlotte Bronte
How Do You Measure a Broken Heart?
The echoes in her broken heart
Were from so many voices,
Too many choices
That pulled her to this place.
She never saw herself right here,
But the tempting voices,
The enticing choices
Promised love but only brought disgrace.
How do you accurately measure
The broken heart which has been robbed of treasure?
Suddenly dark
Empty
Alone, but full of echoes
From voices and choices.
How is it done? Where can you start?
How do you measure a broken heart?
The deafening cacophony of questions:
Too many ferocious voices,
So many miserable choices
That dragged her to this place.
“Why me?” “What if?” “Why now?”
“I must fix this,
But how?”
“There is so much I want to erase.”
Unrelenting echoes pummel her heart:
Unloving voices,
Unbelievable choices
That abandoned her to this place.
No one can know her,
This broken-winged songbird
With the vacant-eyed tear stained face.
A voice deep within stands up to the noise,
Stronger than the voices,
Understanding the choices
That brought her to this place.
Jesus cares deeply
And His echo brings love
Mercy, forgiveness:
“I will measure your heart with grace.”
jsi
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
The LORD heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out.
Psalm 42:3
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from the darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor. Isaiah 61:1,2
1 comment:
Jesse, another great post. I have not visited in some time so this morning I had some time off and thought I would stop by. I am glad I did. I have read two posts that were very apropos for my current status in life.
I think you have offered me some great insight into my life's choices. I thank you for that. I have a link to your site on my own. I hope that some of my friends stop by and visit. You have a lot to offer.
Have a great holiday season.
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