his heart is exposed for you
“The Lord set His heart on you and chose you.”—Deuteronomy 7:7
It is not because we are excellent or worthy that God loves us, but because we are weak (see Dt 7:7-8). “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8, 16). He actually loves us. He wants us as His friends (Jn 15:14-15).
There is an expression: “He wears his heart on his sleeve.” This means the person’s emotions are easily visible to all. As the image of the Sacred Heart displays so graphically, Jesus wears His heart on His chest. His “emotions” are, as it were, easily visible to all. He loves us with “age-old love” (Jer 31:3), intimately and deeply, with “bands of love…like one who raises an infant to his cheeks” (Hos 11:4).
The Lord hides nothing from us. He died naked and exposed for all to see on the cross. His Sacred Heart is exposed to all. Moreover, He has revealed Himself to us in intimate detail through His Word. Look how intimate and exposed Jesus is in the Eucharist. He is so humble as to come to us through an offering of bread.
In response to His love and vulnerability, love Jesus wholeheartedly. In His Sacred Heart, He has exposed Himself completely for you. He has “set His heart on you” (Dt 7:7). He thirsts for your love (see Jn 19:28). Give Him your love in return.
Prayer: Sacred Heart of Jesus, make my heart like Yours. Take my heart and never give it back. Give me Your heart and never take it back.
Promise: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you...I am gentle and humble of heart.” —Mt 11:28, 29
Praise: All praise, honor, thanksgiving, and glory be to the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Reference: (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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