Human heart Quote by Fulton J. Sheen
““Look at your heart! It tells the story of why you were made. It is not perfect in shape and contour, like a Valentine Heart. There seems to be a small piece missing out of the side of every human heart. That may be to symbolize a piece that was torn out of the Heart of Christ which embraced all humanity on the Cross. But I think the real meaning is that when God made your human heart, He found it so good and so lovable that He kept a small sample of it in heaven. He sent the rest of it into this world to enjoy His gifts, and to use them as stepping stones back to Him, but to be ever mindful that you can never love anything in this world with your whole heart because you have not a whole heart with which to love. In order to love anyone with your whole heart, in order to be really peaceful, in order to be really wholehearted, you must go back again to God to recover the piece He has been keeping for you from all eternity!””
About This Quote
The passage uses heart imagery to illustrate humanity’s incomplete nature, suggesting that divine love fills the missing piece, urging a return to God for wholeness.
In simple terms: Human hearts are incomplete; God supplies the missing part.
Key Takeaway
Seek spiritual wholeness through God.
Themes
spirituality
incompleteness
divine love
Mood
contemplative
hopeful
Type
religious
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- faith practice
- prayer
- seeking meaning
Key Concepts
theology
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- What part of your life feels missing?
- How can you reconnect with the divine?
A Different Perspective
Human hearts are inherently incomplete without divine connection.
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