Satisfied Unsatisfaction

Like one captive too long, seated at a banquet;

Like one lost in a waterless waste, stumbling upon an oasis;

Like one trapped in water granted a breath of air;

Like a lover long absent from the beloved, reunited;

So You are to me, Lord Jesus.

Though all longings are satisfied:

air,

water,

food

love

I will need again

to breathe,

to drink,

to eat,

to be with my beloved

so it is infinitely more with You, Lord Jesus.

You satisfy my deepest heart’s desire. Yet, sufficient though you are for today, tomorrow I will again

breathe you in;

drink deeply of You;

eat from your table;

fellowship with You-

an eternal cycle of ever increasing joy in the satisfied unsatisfaction that is You.

Oh Lord Jesus, I, one of Your gracefully satisfied unsatisfied ones come now and ever to You, my satisfaction and You my passionate hunger.

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