God comes to us not as food but as
hunger, not as presence but as distance felt, not as fulfillment but as
longing, not as love consummated but as desire enkindled.
God does not take away our
loneliness but intensifies it.
God does not answer our
questions but floods our souls with ever-expanding mystery.
God does not soothe that
“old ache” but deepens it.
God does not open the door
but prompts us to go on knocking.
For our hunger is a joyful
longing.
Our hunger is God made
present.
LET US PRAY:
Do not take away the
hunger of my soul or let me fill it with spiritual trifles, ready to hand,
sweet to the taste, but good for only a moment’s satisfaction.
Deepen my hunger. Enkindle my desire. Come to me in the longing in my heart, for in
my emptiness you are present.
God
Hunger – Discovering the Mystic i n All of Us -
by John Kirvan -
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