In the George Bernard Shaw play, Man and Superman, one of the characters says something that can at first seem contradictory, “There are two great tragedies in life; one is to not get your heart’s desire, and the other is to get it.”

It requires some thought, but I think what he’s driving at is that when it comes to your heart’s deepest desires—what you really, really want—getting and not getting can bear identical fruit, leaving you disappointed, frustrated, and unfulfilled.

So, guard your heart.

This is why philosopher Jamie Smith calls “what do you want?” the “first, last, and most fundamental question of Christian discipleship.”

This week’s Psalm leans hard into that question, and this week, so will we.

See you Sunday.

Steve+