As I recently listened
to the keynote speaker
at a university commencement,
I was saddened to hear
the story of his life,
and his “successful” career.
He pointed out
that many others in his field
had died very young,
presumably due to suicide,
or drug overdose,
or something similar.
Yet he didn’t appear
fully convinced,
even to himself,
that he would escape
the same tragedy
of his dead peers.
He seemed to be struggling
to find meaning in his life,
and his “four keys to success,”
though not bad things,
won’t ever open the door
to true fulfillment.
His life was like a puzzle,
with all the little pieces
on the periphery
fitting nicely into place,
but with a gaping hole
in the very center.
That gaping hole
is where the heart should be —
The Sacred Heart —
that is the missing piece,
the Messianic Centerpiece,
that brings true happiness.