Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 6:45 (New Living Translation)

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

I like the first sentence in the verse above. Yes, good comes from good and evil comes from evil.

I don’t like the second sentence. I mean, sometimes I am just kidding, right? Everyone knows that. Besides, who pays attention to anything I say in the course of the day, right?

Sorry folks. What I saw, what we all say, flows from our hearts. The politician who didn’t know the microphone was turned on? The statement overheard in the hallway? They all come from the heart; they all reflect what is in our hearts.

Maybe I will do a better job at keeping my mouth shut. Still, the words are in my heart, and God knows what is there. Perhaps I should work on my heart. Perhaps I should have far more of God in my heart and far less of me there.