The Door of Your Heart
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"Find the door of your heart and you will discover it is the door to the Kingdom of God." John Chrysostom
The door of your heart is hidden from view Behind feelings and ulterior motives Deceived in self-blinding subterfuge We shrug off, indifferent, our heart's need un-noted. But sadness pierces, breaks open the breach Anger blows the magazine in fiery rage; Contempt burns in blush, shame shouts with speech As terror trips and tangles, and traps us in its cage. And these moments with feelings our hearts bleed O'erpowered, uncontrolled, exposed, laid bare In words mixed with tears we pour out our need Crying aloud in psalms to anyone who's there. When this way our hearts in asking, seeking, knocking bring We cross the Kingdom's threshold into the presence of the King.
© Randy Edwards, 2016 Artwork: Alexandre Bida, "Ask, and It Shall Be Given unto You” #christianity #sonnet