The Quest

at birth each embarks upon

a Quest to find Happiness...

it is a Precious Seed of the 

Eternal which I have tenderly 

planted in your heart meant to 

germinate...grow... and ultimately

blossom in My Love ...it is a 

journey through joy and sorrow 

nurtured by desire's finite / infinite 

qualities seeking both immediate 

and ultimate objectives as your 

Thirst seeks satisfaction in the 

refreshing waters of achievement 

but ultimately in Me where Thirst 

is finally Quenched in Living Waters 

but because of sinful nature's darkened 

intellect and weakened will leading to 

disorientation in this fallen world 

combined with deceptive freelance 

feelings tossed to-and-fro by shiny 

objects that surreptitiously become 

humanity's false idols to pursue and 

ultimately worship - all that this self-

oriented world offers - success...wealth...

material goods...fame...power....beauty...

pleasures of body and soul - too many to 

even count - each having the common 

denominator of seeking the...

Perfect in the imperfect
Infinite in the finite
Eternal in the temporal
all of which remain powerless to bring 

anything except momentary delight but 

then frustration when the ambition 

attained only brings exacerbation with 

the under-whelming fulfillment resulting 

from exorbitant expectations and left with 

no other recourse than to commence once 

again the dance of delusion  - a cruel 

imitation of Sisyphus condemned to an 

exhausting uphill enterprise only to 

hopelessly watch his achievement 

backslide down the slippery slope... 

Satan of course is delighted with your 

treadmill imitation tempting you with 

imaginative dreams of greater conquests -  

more...always more....while gaining less...

always less...but Know that in this journey 

I will never leave you nor forsake you for 

I continue to speak to you especially in your 

frustration because My Hope is that in your 

misery you will be open to My offer of Grace- 

an opportunity to realize the reason for your 

emptiness and set out in a New Direction 

finally comprehending that it is only in My 

Perfect... Infinite...and Eternal Love that will 

ultimately Satisfy your lifelong Quest for 

Happiness...that only I will Truly Fulfill you 

and it is only in your Surrender to Me as your 

Personal Lord and Savior that you Truly begin 

to find the Total Joy that My Own Surrender has 

Won for you

Reflection/Discussion:

-What does it mean that our desires have 'finite and infinite' qualities?
-How do people look for the "Infinite in the finite"?

-Explain the story of Sisyphus.
-What does the "dance of disillusion" mean?

-What does our "fallen nature" mean?
-Using 'success' / 'money' as examples, explain "The Quest".

-How is Jesus' Infinite Love the Source and End of your Quest?
-What does it mean to "surrender to Jesus as your Personal Lord and Savior"?
-What does "begin to find the Perfect Joy" mean?
-How has Jesus' Surrender won Total Joy for you?