A Change of Heart

We enter this world with a pure heart; let us leave with the same. ~c. bruedigam

Recently I received a book of “Words to Love By,” from the quotes of Mother Teresa and when I opened it randomly, it was to how prayer changes the heart:

“Change your hearts . . .
Unless we change our hearts we are not converted.
Changing places is not the answer.
Changing occupations is not the answer.
The answer is to change our hearts.

And how do we change?
By praying.”

She was right, prayer has brought about huge change for me, especially in conjunction with reading the Bible. She hit my situation right on the head: not needing to move or keep changing what I do, it is inside that I had to change. For years I have sought and sought, tried this and tried that, from everything in my personal life and beliefs to hobbies and work. I would think, ok that didn’t work, so I will change to this, but nothing worked, ever; nothing. I was chasing my tail, spinning my wheels, stuck in the muck. Finally, when I wanted out bad enough, I began to pray and then the change of heart began.

In this change of heart, I realized the heart is the path to God. My heart is the thing I have searched for all this time. Maybe the third eye can bring openings or unity or mystical experiences but it is the heart that is the key. Clearing the heart is the first step and that can only be done (for me at least, finally) through prayer. By spilling out our heart in prayer, the heart becomes open and cleansed, revived, and once again ready to give and receive, all through the healing power and forgiveness of God. Perhaps the heart is God, but then what is the heart if not love, and love of course is God.

Works Cited

Teresa, Mother, and Cunningham, Frank, J.. Words to Love By. Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1983.

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam, CYI-250
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About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam, the angels’ author, has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and women's spirituality. For the past five years, she has been diligently working in Angelology, as well as publishing a series of books on angelic guidance as well as "The New Age of Christ." 

Bruedigam is a certified yoga and meditation instructor. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.

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