Desire is a key way that God speaks to us,
whether in Advent or the rest of the year.
Our holy desires are gifts from God.
Holy desires are different than surface
wants, like, I want a new
smartphone or I want a bigger office.
Instead I’m talking about our deepest longings, those that shape our
lives: desires that help us know who we
are to become and what we are to do. Our
deep longings help us know God’s desires for us, and how much God desires to be
with us. And God, I believe, encourages
us to notice and name these desires. Expressing our desires brings us into closer
relationship with God. Not naming them
sets up a barrier. It would be like
never telling your best friend your innermost thoughts. Your friend would remain distant. When we tell God our desires, our relationship
with God deepens.
The deepest-held longings of our hearts are
our holy desires. Not only desires for
physical healing,… but also the hope for change, for growth, for a fuller life…
They are also one way that God fulfills God’s own dreams for the world, by
calling people to certain tasks.
Desire is a key part of Christian
spirituality because desire is a key way that God’s voice is heard in our
lives. And our deepest desire, planted
within us, is our Advent desire for Christ, the Desire of the Nations.
--Fr. James
Martin, Advent is About Desire
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