Quotes about Yearning

Desire means never quit.

It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.

I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death.

There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else.

If our deepest desires cannot be satisfied in this world, then we must have been made for another world.

Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.

To the soul's desires The body listens What the flesh requires Keeps the heart imprisoned

He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.

I'm perpetually lonely.

The words alone, lonely, and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the English language...those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are not words about the body, they are words about the soul.

You and I are living in a universe where there is a God, a loving God, a God whose heart goes out in love and yearning over you. But I want to say this to you: if you turn your back on Him He will judge you even though He still loves you. He is the righteous God of this universe.