"Because you have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee." (Augustine, Confessions, 1.1.1.)
The story of St. Augustine’s life is the story of a homeless person’s journey to his true home. And when he arrives, he finds both His own identity and God’s. The two always go together.
We live in a world filled with good things that are meant for us to enjoy and be happy with, but our heart and soul remain restless until we are fed with something that transcends the world.
We are not static objects, but dynamic, moving subjects. We are not God’s property so much as God’s lovers. He is not only our origin and our owner, He is also our end, our purpose, our destiny, our identity, our meaning, our peace, our joy, our home.
John 6:35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
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