The soul is made to delight,
to revel in glory, to see
the wonder in every detail
and resonate
deeply, in joy!
The soul yearns for
the Object
of its delight.
But what is there worth delighting in, anymore?
I feed this yearning with
pretty pictures and
others’ adventures. With
cartoons and
cat jokes.
The secret is out!
My soul chews diligently but finds
only meager fuel for wonder,
poor substitutes
for glory.
How do I unlearn habits
of delight?
The soul’s talent for joy is wasted
on lesser objects.
Return to the Love, oh soul,
you had at first;
a habit
worth forming.
Lenten Reflection #3
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In Pursuit of More 
Oh, yes. I know the feeling. That longing for connection with the Lord — the provider of life abundant. Not in the earthly things that can so easily allow to distract us, but our real life, soul deep and connected to the Life Giver.
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Words of wisdom that we would do well to heed.
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Excellence
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Thank you!
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The connection – intimacy that we crave. The Kingdom coming here, now and the King in residence!
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Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement to invest in what will bring us true JOY. Reminds me of CS Lewis in The Weight of Glory (I think)…We are too easily satisfied. God longs to give us a holiday at the sea and we settle for making mud pies in the back alley…
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Thank you! I’ve had the Weight of Glory on my reading list for a while, sounds like I need to bump it to the top! 😊
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