Expanding the Heart: Graced Desire

Abstract

This article presents Augustine’s reflections on how the heart is stretched by welcoming God in the midst of difficulty. Divine initiative and human response are intertwined in beautifully mysterious ways. This reflection also provides a good example of how Augustine’s meditation on the scriptures – that is, on Psalm 4 – was enriched with the passage of time.|Keywords: heart, psalm, joy, dilatation