March 29, 2026
God Longs for Our Love
Augustine said: “My soul is restless until it rests in you, O God,” but when I examine the tortuous story of our own salvation, I see not only that we are yearning to belong to God, but that God is also yearning to belong to us. It seems as if God is crying out to us: “My heart is restless until I may rest in you, my beloved creation.” From Adam and Eve to Abraham and Sarah, from Abraham and Sarah to David and Bathsheba, and from David and Bathsheba to Jesus and ever since, God cries out to be received by his own. “I created you, I gave you all my life, I guided you, offered you my support, promised you fulfillment of your hearts’ desires: where are you, where is your response, where is your love? What else must I do to make you love me? I won’t give up, I will keep trying. One day you will discover how I long for your love!”
The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”
- Hosea 3: 1
Reflection Question: What does it stir in me to imagine that God is also yearning to belong to me?
