“Lord, my every desire is known to You.” – Psalm 38:9
Advent awakens a particular kind of longing:
The longing for things to be made right.
The longing for relationships to be healed.
The longing for hope that lasts longer than a moment.
These longings aren’t failures of faith — they’re invitations to deeper faith. They point us to the One who alone can satisfy.
Every holy longing finds its end in Jesus. Our desires are signposts pointing us to the One we were made for.
As Augustine said,
“You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”
Contemplative Question: Which longing in your life today is God using to draw you closer to Him?
Prayer: Lord, You know the longings I carry—spoken and unspoken. Teach me not to run from them or fill them with lesser things, but to bring them to You with open hands. Let every desire in me become an invitation to deeper trust, and lead me toward the only One who can truly satisfy my heart. Amen.
When God Came Near 