Following my surgery in July, I experienced some unusual symptoms which had doctors worried. They advanced some theories about what was wrong … seeming to go straight to the most drastic. I was eventually sent to a cardiologist. She didn’t think anything was abnormal. She encouraged me to relax and told me she would schedule an echocardiogram for a few months down the road.

I had the test a week ago and a few days later got the results. Except for a few “mini” old age items (and she stressed “mini”), nothing is broken in my heart. She even said I didn’t need any further follow up with her.

My physical heart isn’t broken! PTL! Yet, that reminded me that there are far more serious ways for a heart to be broken. We all have (or will) experience hurts and loss in life. Death is a sure thing. We lose loved ones. And loss comes in other colors also. Loss of independence as we age. Loss of health. Loss of financial security. Loss is universal in this life.

But God has promised to heal those who are brokenhearted. Isaiah prophesized that God would send an Anointed One to heal. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted.” [61:1 NKJV]

When Jesus began His ministry, He declared of Isaiah’s prophecy that “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” [Luke 4:14-21 NKJV]

Thank you Jesus for healing the brokenhearted (of which I am one). Amen & Amen