Reflections on Life and Spirituality 101

This heart, so young and carefree
Finds that trust and love opens its eyes to see
Joy in sharing with another life's journey
But later discovers a price to pay in loving so freely
That giving itself can leave marks and stains
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...

This heart, so abundant in giving
Feels so tender and alive in receiving
Another heart's blessings within its core
Yearns to receive more and more
Till it learns that what it expects it will not gain
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...

This heart, so gentle and kind
Finds meaning in another spirit intertwined
When bond strings tear apart, its halls are empty
It longs to be whole, when will it ever be?
As hopes dim and it waits in vain
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...

This heart, after it's left out in the cold
Yearns so dearly for an understanding soul
That sees through it with compassion and grace
That wears no masks, no veil upon its face
Yet though it knows what it needs, it's still the same...
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...

This heart, beats tired and weary
Every beat that gives itself more dearly
The deeper its scars of once sacrificing its best
The more it's capable, of feeling a bit less
Walls harden as trust wanes...
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...

This heart, begins to feel contented
To build up fences to avoid the hurt
But a heart that cannot hurt cannot feel anything else...
Soon it finds that loneliness pervades and emptiness dwells
A torn vessel, broken and lame
It wonders whether it's worth the pain...




This heart as it wonders, it is taught
That the heart that hurts most is the heart of God
Our own disobedience, turning from His calls
Slicing deep, piercing against tender walls
Yet through it all, He will not let us go
Through every sweeping cut and blow
Because in His love, He carries the pain
Longing so much for fallen hearts to love again
Because He stands by His nature and His Name
He never wonders whether it's worth the pain...