'The very soul of all true prayer!
The very soul of all true prayer!
"As the deer pants for the water brooks — so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God!" Psalm 42:1-2
"O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly. My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water!" Psalm 63:1
Longing is the very soul of all true prayer . Longing is . . .
the empty hand reached out to receive new gifts from God;
the heart's cry which God hears with acceptance, and answers;
the ascending angel that climbs the starry ladder to return on the same radiant stairway with blessings from God's very throne; the key that unlocks new storehouses of Divine goodness and enrichment!
Indeed, longing is nothing less than the very life of God in the human soul , struggling to grow up in us into the fullness of the stature of Christ!