Reflection
Spirituality is is a desire for the Incomprehensible Mystery that we believe exists and is in contact with us in a loving relationship, the Mystery we call God. It is an awareness that we long to reach a dimension beyond ourselves. The deep longing buried in each of us pulls us toward a journey of search for this being. As Christians, we base our spiritual journey in the life of Jesus who imaged this Holy Mystery for us.
Prayer
My soul thirsts for the living God.
Action
I will recognize this desire in myself and follow where it leads me.
Suggested Reading
As the deer longs for the running waters,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of God?
Ps 42:2-3
Every religion is a way to arrive at God.
Pope Francis
I am the utter poverty of God. I am His emptiness, littleness,
nothingness, lostness. When this is understood, my life in God’s freedom,
the self-emptying of God in me is the fullness of grace. A love for God
that knows no reason because God is the fullness of grace. A love for God
that knows no reason because God is God; a love without measure, a love for
God as personal.
Thomas Merton
But if from there you seek your God, you will find God, if you look for God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha
The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God
Rick Warren
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything.
Julian of Norwich