Friday, June 18, 2010

Ransomed Heart Daily Reading

Each day in my inbox I find the Ransomed Heart Daily Reading.

I am thankful.

I hope this one blesses you as it has me.

Ransomed Heart Daily Reading (partial)
Thursday, June 17, 2010

A Holy Longing
The whole life of the good Christian," said Augustine, "is a holy longing." Sadly, many of us have been led to feel that somehow we ought to want less, not more. We have this sense that we should atone for our longings, apologize that we feel such deep desire. Shouldn't we be more content? Perhaps, but contentment is never wanting less; that's the easy way out. Anybody can look holy if she's killed her heart; the real test is to have your heart burning within you and have the patience to enjoy what there is now to enjoy, while waiting with eager anticipation for the feast to come. In Paul's words, we "groan inwardly as we wait eagerly" (Rom. 8:23). Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out toward its fulfillment, and carry us along with it.
(The Sacred Romance , 199-200)

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