The Encounter

yearning for more
than meets the eye
a vague uneasiness
filled my emptiness
within and without
the insufficiency of
temporal everything 
despite striving to
vacuum affirmation
into my starving soul
I finally realized that
nothing finite could fill
infinite desires
nothing temporary could satisfy
eternal longings 

except
Infinite...Eternal...Perfect Love
finally admitting a
conviction of my life's
self-centeredness
a sorrow for sin
led to a turning away from
wrongdoing's false glamour
then a turning toward
reconciliation by
finding forgiveness
from a Savior
whose Identity is not ethereal
but rather Incarnate
the Person who initiates
an unspeakable offer
a transfer from slavery
to freedom -
death to life - but
only by my free choice
a Decision to follow Him as
my personal Lord and Savior
thus beginning a
Nuptial Journey

having discovered that
He is known
first by Word
then by heart
as the One who

first Loved me by
dying for me
but now is Alive
no longer just an idea
but now Real
through a
Passionate Encounter -

still Vivid yet begun

decades ago -

still traveling the 

narrow way further in

higher up deeper into a

Union where there is

always...More... now...

What about you?

Ask and you shall Receive///

Reflection/Discussion:

-How do your desires point to the 

 Infinite...Eternal...Perfect?
-What does "Passionate Encounter" mean?
-What are the elements necessary to encounter Jesus?
-What prevents you from encountering Jesus or
  growing in your relationship with Him?
-What is the relationship between faith and feelings?
-What does " a Nuptial journey" mean?