Hope

So many times in our lives we feel a sense of loss, of uncertainty or pure abandonment. We feel as if there is nothing that could fill the hole that has been wrought inside of us, a hole that has always been there, but has never before made itself so obvious and gaping. We can take solace in the fact that everyone has a hole of this nature inside of them, yet most have found ways to fill it whether or not they be healthy means to this end. Still, even these find that the hole remains despite all their efforts to sate it. No man can fill this, neither on his own, nor by way of any other person or thing on this earth. Only the Lord can bridge the gap. As St. Augustine says, "My heart will not rest until it rests in you." Thus we must continue on in this life, wandering and feeling lonely at times, but looking ahead to the moments in which God will fill us through the good that we do, and the positive experiences we have. It is by God's grace that we survive the difficult times in our lives, that freely given, undeserved help which can fill the hole inside every one of us. The truth is that this hole keeps us going, keeps pushing us to seek this grace from the Father. This yearning will never be fully satisfied until we meet our Lord and Savior in paradise.