Heart holes.

The adage, "You don't know what you have until you lose it," may well be true. But friends, I think the converse "You don't know what you don't have until you gain it," rings just as true. People entering my life who are intent on sticking around prove this to me.

My friend from yesterday's musings vocally expressed this sentiment in a funny little way with a histrionic sigh. I think I will try to verbally do so, sans sound effects.

I am most keenly aware of the knowledge that someone belongs in my heart when I miss them or seek their presence. I'm not naturally one to be energized by other people, so when I spend time loving on and enjoying the company of others, I expend a fair amount of my energy. So, when I actively desire someone's presence, I take note.

I think of this in terms of my heart as a puzzle that is ever changing. When someone my soul especially loves is far away, I am more aware of the piece of my soul that is unmistakably theirs. Only their love and presence can fill me because they love in a singular way. Their love is tailored to my heart. And wow, friends, that is just incredible to behold.

Christ has a vast place in every person's heart that envelopes the entirety of our hearts. In turn, and perhaps even more miraculously, He has a vast place for each of us in His Sacred Heart. He longs for us to rest in this place, so perfectly and carefully constructed for us by such a loving architect.

I am so amazed by the new, growing, beautiful places I have in my heart both for those I consider dear friends and those I have not met or might never meet. The extent of Christ's capacity to teach me to love cannot be matched. The extent of Christ's love for me is the most amazing. What a romantic, valiant God we are loved by.