Heart Transplant

As I was reading the update on Tonya @ Caringbridge and praying for her, I was overwhelmed
with the voice I heard speaking. It was the voice of my Jesus talking to me about the heart
transplant that I had undergone. I remember someone once saying that someone has to die in
order for someone to live. They were talking about transplant recipients. I can't imagine what
it is like to be on a list, waiting for a donor. Jesus told me this morning how my name had been
on a list. He saw my diseased heart and knew how much I needed a new one even though I had
no idea at the time. I didn't even know I was sick so to speak. Then He told me that He loved
me so much He became a donor for me. He died and rose again so that I could have a new heart
and live. I don't know how to express what I felt as He showed me how much He loves us, that
He was willing to become the first donor on our behalf. I am so humbled and grateful for the
new heart He has given me. I am in awe at how my heart beats with love for Him and others where once it was cold and unfeeling, like stone. He said He would give me a new heart and He
did. I never want to take the beating of my heart for granted any longer. May I love Him and others with every beat of my heart!