The Longing

I’m convinced that, in every part of our being, there is a longing. Every human, whether they know it or not, lives with an emptiness in their soul. This is obvious if we stop and look at our world. We relentlessly pursue things like success, money, fame, and power with the hope that these things will give us life. There is something inside us that makes us keenly aware that we are not complete; we need something other than ourselves. What if the world realized that what we really long for cannot be seen or touched? That we are called to surrender the very lives we try so hard to control?

The quote given under the title of the blog are the lyrics of a song by the David Crowder Band. This song speaks of the longing for God that is in all of us. It is a longing so deep we don’t have words to describe it.

The Psalmist praises God, even as he realizes he can’t completely understand God’s love.
“My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.” Psalm 71

Paul prays for the Ephesians to understand God’s greatness.
“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3

I hope this blog can be a place to explore the depths of God’s love for us. As we read and respond, may we come closer to a language “large as this longing” for the “measure of the fullness of God.”