Loving the Mystery.
the more comfortable we are with mystery in our journey
the more rest we will know along the way.
sorrowful yet always rejoicing.
poor yet making many rich.
having nothing and yet
possessing everything.
2corinthians6:10...
how true is this
if we remain open to sorrow
we can know joy
somehow being empty allows us to make others rich.
and if we are willing to let go, we'll discover something
most surprising...that all is ours.
contentment is not freedom from desire,
but freedom of desire.
being content is not pretending
that everything is the way you wish it to be
it is not acting as though you have no wishes
rather, it is no longer ruled by your desires.
to be alive and thirsty
to be dead, or
to be addicted.
those are the only journeys.
we are called to live a life
of holy longing.
but we do not like to stay there.
we seek to possess...
so that we do not have
to live in thirst
trusting each day
to the goodness of God.
to live in thirst is live with an ache.
- john eldredge, journey of desire.