"Yes, for your way and your judgment, O Lord, we look to you; Your name and your title are the desire of our souls. My soul yearns for you in the night, yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for you." Isaiah 26:8-9
Desire has been a big word for me lately as I've been praying for an increased desire for this vocation. But in looking at my life, I can see how I was created to desire God - it's so engrained in who we are. So many of my sins that come up during my examen are a result of misplaced cravings that I have given in to. Cravings or addictions for so many things - food, alcohol, compliments, success, glory, work, etc. are enslaving me because they are directing my attention and desire away from God. My prayer this week is that our desire for God - and only him - will increase as we wait for Him!
"And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14
I have been praying with this verse a lot this fall because of our class on the Gospel of John. And it struck me how infrequently I notice the glory of God all around me! First and foremost, of course, in the Eucharist, but also in the people I encounter, the beauty of the stars, or in a church that just points Heavenward.
I pray that in these last days before Christmas, God will make us more aware of the ways he is still with us. Come Emmanuel!
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