Longing

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life,my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live,and in your name I will lift up my hands.

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:1-8

JW: My favorite Psalm. I have memorized nearly all of this chapter because it answers so much. Our souls long for something to complete us. We see this as we search for relationships, drink excessively, or buy things we don't need. We are constantly searching. But there is a difference between satisfying our soul with God and satisfying our soul with other things. God fills. Substitutes leave us empty.