Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

The line frames spiritual listening as something most authentic when one is emotionally undone: a “broken heart” becomes the condition for receptivity rather than a disqualification. By pairing two roles—God as “doctor” and as “father”—the quote joins restoration with tenderness. The “doctor” image emphasizes repair and healing (a practical remedy for suffering), while the “father” image stresses intimacy and consolation (presence that attends to grief, not just its cure). The movement from “mends” to “wipes away the tears” suggests that faith addresses both the underlying wound and the immediate experience of sorrow, offering a model of divine care that is simultaneously therapeutic and relational.