There Is A Longing

Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Advent is the time in which we take special care to consider the first coming of Christ Jesus, as well as prepare our hearts and minds for His promised second Coming. Some of the questions I like to meditate upon are Who Is Jesus The Christ? Who Do I say He Is? What does His first Coming mean to me? How has the awakening of the Holy Spirit within me changed my life? Am I using the gifts and talents bestowed upon me by the Holy Spirit to help a hurting world? For what am I grateful? How have I experienced God's healing power in my life - mind, body, soul and spirit? Do I live out Jesus' desire for me to offer mercy, even more than sacrifice? Does the promised second Coming of Christ encourage me or challenge me? Or both? To close, I would like to share with you the words of my very favorite hymn, "There Is A Longing." Our church's music director usually reserves this song for Advent. I hope that the words will touch your heart in a meaningful way like they do mine. You can find the words to the song in the post below.