For the Broken

Bloged in Uncategorized by reachingnepal Saturday April 29, 2006

This evening I was reading a little of CS Lewis and I came across a quote that I though everyone should read.
“There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglement; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless- it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell…
?.draw near to God, not by trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armour. If our hearts need to be broken, and if He chooses this as a way in which they should break, so be it.”
CS Lewis The Four Loves

Isn’t it amazing to think that the love of God will never disappoint. His love is not conditional, but based on His own character- perfect. Praise You God for your constant and unconditional love.

3 Responses to “For the Broken”

  1. Bethany Says:

    Wow, that is a great quote. God has taught me alot about brokenness this year. It seems that it is in those times when my heart is broken that I cling more to Him. Thank you for sharing the quote! C.S. Lewis is awesome! I love and miss you lots!

  2. CW Says:

    Thanks. I really needed to read that. I definitely want to read the book now.

  3. Norma Says:

    thanks for the quote. Heaven’s sounding sweeter all the time! Nathan, please pray for Ronnie, his pain has increased. He is having a hard time. You are loved. Norma

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