Inbox Inspiration: September 11, 2019: All Desire God

September 11, 2019

All Desire God    

 Dear Friends, 
I believe that all persons desire God.
Maybe we get caught up in new cars or stylish clothes.
Maybe we want a higher position at work or more financial security.
Maybe we want to be recognized and well thought of by others.
Many of us have or have had desires like these.
We think that the fulfillment of these desires will make us happy or secure.
But, deep down, beyond all of these desires, each of us is really desiring God.
In fact, even those who do violence to others – and we see lots of that these days with mass shootings and homicides – these persons too must be desiring something.
They, and we, may not discover what we are really desiring until a bit later in life. But the truth remains: we and all human beings really desire God.
This is how I view every person on this earth.
This is the perspective I bring to my priestly ministry.
“Though we seldom recognize it, our senses seek the beauty, the sweetness, the
good feelings of God. Our mind seeks the truth and wisdom of God. Our will seeks
to live out the goodness, the righteousness of God. Our memory and imagination
seek the justice and peace of God. In other words, we yearn for the attributes of
God with every part of ourselves. Human beings are two-legged, walking, talking
desires for God.”

From The Dark Night of the Soul by Gerald G. May, M.D. (1940-2005. American, psychiatrist, theologian, author, speaker, devoted to the interfacing of spirituality and psychology).
May we keep our eyes fixed on the things both on and definitely above the earth.
Father Michael Schleupner