How lovely are your dwelling places
Sometimes in our lives, our souls are filled with great longings; the desire for healed relationships, the emptiness of those taken much too soon from us, happiness in the midst of the mundane, fulfillment in what we do, what we’ve become, and who we are. Our very being is filled with an emptiness that comes from once having seemed to be full. It is easy to focus on what we have lost, or what we are looking for, that which we don’t have. Our humanity focuses on all the ways that things should be perfect for us, our relationships, our finances, our here and now. Yet, in the middle of this mediocrity are signs of great wonder, and the realization that we will always be less than full while on this journey. Our hope and our help comes from the Lord, who made the Heaven and the earth. One day, all will be perfect, and our joys will be complete. In that day, there will be no more sadness, no more longing, no more hoping for a better tomorrow. All will