In these 31 Days of October I am unpacking my learning from the book, Braving The Wilderness, by Brené Brown. She has been a favorite author for years. In this new publication she manages to build a sidewalk and curb in the wilderness where we can bravely tread.
What is a wild heart?
- A wild heart can live out the paradoxes of life
A wild heart can straddle the tension of staying awake to the struggle in the world and fighting for justice and peace, while also cultivating its own moments of joy.
- A wild heart is awake to the pain in the world, but does not diminish it's own pain
- A wild heart belongs no where
- A wild heart belongs everywhere
The ultimate wild heart belongs to Jesus Christ. He lived the tension between his Jewish tradition and his mission to elevate The Law. He stayed awake to the struggles of all mankind and still found joy in individual relationships. He talked of the pain he endured to atone for the sins of the world, but did not belittle the pain of others. He belonged nowhere, not in the Jewish synagogue and not always with his disciples. He belonged everywhere. In Samaria, eating with Publicans, and healing the sinner. He came from the wilderness, as his cousin John The Baptist. He calls me to the wilderness and asks that I look for my wild heart.
Great thoughts once again, Gabriele! It is a tension between belonging and not belonging. I like your insight that if we go around looking for evidence that we don't belong we will find it, but that doesn't mean it's true.
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