In this message, Paul’s provides us with an opportunity to have a heart- check.

In preparation you may like to reflect on Luke 19:41-44 (Matthew 23:37ff), Mark 12:28-34, Ezekiel 36:25-27 and Matthew 6:19-21…and these words from a Bruce Cockburn song: “I learned as a child not to trust in my body/I’ve carried that burden all through my life/But there’s a day when we all have to be pried loose……I’ve seen the flames of hope among the hopeless/And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all/That was the straw that broke me open.”

And these questions:

When was the last time you wept? 

What breaks your heart (around the corner/nation/world)? 

Remembering the words of U2: “a heart that is broken, is a heart that is open…” 

What do your priorities (and favourite things) say about your heart?