Meditations

HUNGER FOR GOD Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And having Thee, I desire nothing else on earth. Though heart and body fail, yet God is my possession for ever. Psalm 73, 25, 26. Lord, You are the God of all nature, and everything obeys Your voice. You are the soul of every living thing, and even of every non-living thing. You are my soul even more than this very soul that You gave to my body. You are closer to me than myself. All things belong to You. Should my heart not also belong to You? This heart that You made, and to which You gave life? It is Yours, not mine. But, You, O dear God, You also belong to me, because I love You. You are everything for me. I have no other possession, O my eternal inheritance. What I long for is not earthly consolations, pleasant feelings inside, brilliant enlightenment, or even extraordinary inner graces. I am not asking for any of those gifts that come from You, but which are still not You Yourself. I hunger and thirst for You and You alone. I want to forget myself, to lose sight of myself. Do with me according to Your will. Nothing else matters. I love You.