“The Mouth of the Heart” (St Augustine) Reading the saint’s Confessions, I jotted down these five words. But now I do not recall what was on the saint’s mind when he composed them. I do recall believing that the words apply to me. And I do recall two times when I gave mouth to my heart, and each of those two times turned out well. But only for some years. And I scarcely recall now those numerous times, times when I gave mouth to my heart entirely in vain. Those times do not matter now. These days, having given mouth…