"The Weather of the Heart"

by Madeleine L'Engle

Because you’re not what I would have you be

I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.

Seeking mirage where desert blooms, I mar

Your you. Aaah. I would like to see

Past all delusion to reality.

Then would I see God’s image in your face,

His hand in yours, and in your eyes his grace.

Because I’m not what I would have me be,

I idolize Two who are not in any place,

Not you, not me, and so we never touch.

Reality would burn. I do not like it much.

And yet in you, in me, I find a trace

Of love which struggles to break through

The hidden lovely truth of me, of you.

Bearing the Beams of Love

 

If you’re like most people, I’ll bet you long to love and to be loved.  Even if suppressed, this desire is in each of us.  We were born with it.  The desire for love is part of our true identity, our reason for being.  It means we are created in the image of God.

As the English poet William Blake said, we are here to learn to bear the beams of love.  We are created to carry love and spread it around, pulsating with invincible divine light.  We are here to shine.

Yes, this inborn desire for love can be distorted by oppression.  It can even be buried.  But it is still there, deep within us.  And this is why Jesus came to save us.  During the little time he lived on earth, he carried the beams of love, in spite of everything, all the way to the cross.

 

Jesus is the light of the world; dark hate could not overcome him.  If he’s chosen you to follow him, you’re part of God’s great plan to bring love into the world.  Bearing beams of love, you’ll radiate healing and joy with Christ!

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