For all Christians out there. A note from Oscar Wilde.
Oscar Wilde
…And thus we rust Life’s iron chain Degraded and alone:And some men curse, and some men weep, And some men make no moan:But God’s eternal Laws are kind And break the heart of stone.
And every human heart that breaks, In prison-cell or yard,Is as that broken box that gave Its treasure to the Lord,And filled the unclean leper’s house With the scent of costliest nard.
Ah! happy those whose hearts can break And peace of pardon win!How else may man make straight his plan And cleanse his soul from Sin?How else but through a broken heart May Lord Christ enter in?
Thoughts for Lent...
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