You know that feeling you get laying in bed in the middle of the night and wondering if you’re missing something? Or the sense of calm and peacefulness settling over you on a quiet walk in the woods? Or maybe the lack of elation after achieving a major goal and you wonder, is this all there is?

The Scriptures are filled with people wondering the same question. One psalmist despaired over his ongoing loneliness and desperation. His described his yearning as deep calling to deep. He added, my soul thirsts for the living God.

Augustine recognized the problem as well and penned the famous phrase: You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

Even with all the wonderful gifts at my disposal, plenty to eat and drink, a comfortable home to enjoy, health and wealth and friends and family, my gut gnaws for something more. That insatiable feeling is my soul seeking sustenance. It’s deep calling to deep. The most profound part of myself longs to connect with its Creator.

So how do I connect with the Lord? Slowly and quietly. By praying, reading the Bible, pondering its teachings and listening for the Lord. Nothing flashy or expensive. Just time and space and quiet to open the conduit and allow deep to flow to deep.

Psalm 42

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