In one of my counseling sessions, my therapist thought it may be helpful to create a list of my wounds that stemmed from my parents’ divorce.  When I heard the word “list,” I then thought of the word “litany.”  Thus, the idea was born to turn this list into a litany prayer. This helped in two ways: first, I was able to approach God in a tangible way to ask for healing and begin to receive it. And second, it was a “leave no stone unturned” experience where I could shed light on those wounds that were festering.

Little by little, praying to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has become the center of my prayer life. This Heart has become my ultimate refuge. The true “abandoned heart” is that of Christ—a heart that is both entirely surrendered to the divine will and filled with a love so intense that it cannot be contained within itself. An abandoned heart is a heart that gives itself. A heart that listens.