The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. ...
Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief. (Proverbs 14:10, 13)
The heart of a person, not exclusively the physical beating heart, but the center of a person’s inner life, carries on a secret life of its own. It interacts with the ups and downs of a person’s outward life, but it does not reflect that life immediately nor clearly. The author of the Bible’s book of Proverbs touches on this truth in writing about the heart’s bitterness and its undisclosed joy. Indeed, the heart of a person may treasure a jumble of laughter and sadness, joy and grief.
I am blessed in that I may share from my heart with a trusted spiritual director, companion, and friend. With whom may you share from your heart, reader?
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