I love the idea that if we devalue the heart, we “miss out on poetry.” “Dilexit Nos” says we lose the ability to speak from the heart, to act with the heart, and to cultivate it. This is a beautiful way of saying that a heartless life is a colorless one.
My personal history, my memories, and my stories are all built in my heart. To embrace my belovedness is to embrace the poetry of my life—the beautiful, messy, and unique story that God is writing.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 reminds us, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
What is the “poetry” of your life that you might be neglecting or not appreciating?
Take a few moments to write down a beautiful memory, a moment of joy, or a small thing that brought a smile to your face today.
Smitten With Goodness 