The Lord our God Is

The Lord our God is ever faithful
Never changing through the ages
From this darkness
You will lead us
And forever we will say
You're the Lord our God

Promise maker, promise keeper
You finish what You begin
Our provision through the desert
You see it through ‘til the end
You see it through ‘til the end
I believe
In the silence, in the waiting
Still we can know You are good
All Your plans are for Your glory
Yes, we can know You are good
Yes, we can know You are good

We won't move without You
We won't move without You
You're the light of all
And all that we need

--Kristian Stanfill

Spiritual Health

I'm currently feeling tired, cranky, emotionally unstable, and...worn out.

Yes, I could probably use some better sleep, and yes, I probably need to go exercise.  But those address my physical health, and what I'm feeling feels deeper than that.

I'm pondering the metaphors and language that my faith circles tend to use that use language of thirst and hunger for things in our spritiual lives...I know there a handful of examples floating around in my notes somewhere but right now allt hat comes to mind is the Beatitude "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness..." (Matthew 5ish).  And I'm wondering if those are not just flowery words, born out of trying to make a connection to something more concrete that we experience.  If maybe, like physical hunger, spiritual hunger is indicative of a lack of a substance, and just as in physical hunger, it serves as a reminder of a need to be met.  You wouldn't be hungry for something that's just an extra perk to living, would you?  You feel hungry when something that is necessary is missing.