Touch My Heart, Lord

By Denis Meier

Touch My Heart, Lord is a compilation of Father Denis Meier's homilies which have profoundly blessed and challenged my life and the lives of many others for over fifty-five years. Our Lord Jesus was the Master of Storytellers-He used parables to teach a truth. In fact, Jesus' favorite technique when communicating spiritual truths was to share God-inspired stories. "Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable." (Matthew 13:34)Likewise, Father Denis is a phenomenal storyteller and God has gifted him with the ability to hold our attention; to stir our emotions; and, to help our memories-because long after we have forgotten the details of his homilies, we remember the truths of his stories. One of my favorites is the story of Wally found in the December 22nd Daily Devotion: Nine-year-old Wally was in second grade, when most children his age were fourth-graders. He was big for his years, a clumsy fellow, a slow learner. But Wally was a hopeful, willing, smiling lad, a natural defender of the underdog, and he was well-liked by his classmates. His parents encouraged him to audition for the annual parish Christmas play. Wally wanted to be a shepherd. Instead, he was given the role of the innkeeper. The director reasoned that Wally's size would lend extra force to the innkeeper's refusal of lodging to Joseph. During rehearsals, Wally was instructed to be firm with Joseph. When the play opened, no one was more caught up in the action than Wally. And when Joseph knocked on the door of the inn, Wally was ready. He flung the door open and asked menacingly, "What do you want?" "We seek lodging," Joseph replied. "Seek it elsewhere," Wally said in a firm voice. "There's no room in the inn." "Please, good innkeeper," Joseph pleaded, "this is my wife, Mary. She is with child and is very tired. She needs a place to rest." There was a long pause as Wally looked down at Mary. The prompter whispered Wally's next line: "No! Be gone!" Wally remained silent. Then the forlorn couple turned and began to slowly move away. Seeing this, Wally's brow creased with concern. Tears welled up in his eyes. Suddenly, he called out, "Don't go! You can have my room." Other than the Bible, the devotions contained within this book are more daily companions. Other than the Bible, the devotions contained within this book are my daily companions. As a lay preacher, teacher and leader of Divine Providence of South Dakota, it is my sincere and earnest prayer that Father Denis' stories and devotions will touch your hearts. May God guide, direct, enlighten and console you, today and for the rest of your lives.-Jo Vitek

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1727658868
• ISBN13: 9781727658866
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"