Longing

     "A baby comes into the world with very primal longings: 

To be held 

To be fed 

To sleep 

To be clean and dry 

     Babies don't wonder if it's a good time for their mom to respond or if it's in the middle of the night; they simply roar out their need until they are heard. The longings continue into our adult lives. 

We long to be seen. 

We long to be chosen. 

We long to be loved. 

We longed to know that we matter. 

     When those longings are left on met, what do we do? Where do we go? 

     Perhaps even more confusing, when those longings are met, why is there an even greater ache that remains? 

     I believe it is a sacred act, a longing for the very heart of God." 

- The Longing in Me: How Everything You Crave Leads to the Heart of God by Sheila Walsh