Listening to Our Longings Tuning Into Gods Relentless

Listening to Our Longings Tuning Into God’s Relentless Pursuit of Us

Every human person enters into the world looking, reaching, desiring, aching, longing for connection. Image by Clarence Goss

Not only are human persons wired for longing, we were created from longing. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. (Jer. 1: 5) For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Ps. 139) For he chose us, in him, before the creation of the world. ” (Eph. 1)

By: Dobry-Pasterz

Listen for the “Ping”

Touch Points of Longing Truth Beauty Goodness

3 Primary Pings Truth Image by Kyler Nixon

3 Primary Pings Goodness

3 Primary Pings Beauty

3 Primary Pings Truth Goodness Beauty

Particular human experiences in everyday life set off our homing signal and our longing for God quickens.

Wonder – divine curiosity Mystery- grateful resignation to what we don’t know Awe- expanding to take it all in Tears- God is always with the broken hearted Nature- first revelation of God Woven Threads of Meaning- things fit together in unmistakable ways

If we listening deeply enough, aided by the light of the Spirit, we can even hear our longing for God in our wounds and in our sin.

What do you hear? Envy-- disordered longing to be fully loved Vanity- longing for God’s approving embrace Greed- longing to be safe in God’s care

�Notice the “pings. ” �Respond to God when you hear them. �Then listen again, a little deeper.