All of our
desires, the lot of them, the loftiest to most disreputable, have a great
brilliant message. They reveal to us the depth of our need for God, for his mercy.
They reveal as well the fathomless extent of God’s desire for each of us, his
desire to fill our hearts with himself. He has made us for himself. He has no
illusions about who we are, and he only quietly awaits a small yes from us to enter our hearts.
If only we really understood the depth of God’s love and desire for each of us, then everything would be changed, transformed. “His desire gives rise to yours,” says Saint Bernard, “and if you are eager to receive his word, it is He who is rushing to enter your heart; for He first loved us, not we Him.”
God alone
can satisfy our desire. Anything less will always only leave us frustrated
and empty.
