Michael Vogelsang · The Blessings of a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit

If the Lord sees such a broken heart, He says to such: "I am near." The disciples on their way to Emmaus asked the Lord: "Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent" (Luke 24: 29). Considering the condition of His testimony on earth, don't we have to say, "it is toward evening" and the day of grace is "far spent"? Is there not the same desire in our hearts, to ask: "Lord, abide with us, be near to us." This verse shows that the attitude of a broken heart has the assurance of His nearness.