C.S. Lewis:

"if i find in myself a desire which no

experience in this world can satisfy.

the most probable explanation is that

i was made for another world."

i don't find it inconsequential that i stumbled upon this quote today after just writing the previous post about my "need" for adventure. i absolutely believe my Father refreshes and speaks to me by being in the outdoors and experiencing new things, but i'm guilty of substituting adventure for His Word. the love song and life manual has been replaced by me constantly "doing" or "going". i've said before that i feel more rested/refreshed after hiking instead of rocking on my porch and reading. or when was the last time i just sat and breathed in and out thoughts and prayers of life, Jesus, and this messy world? (yoga hasn't reached this country) lewis is right - of course - that there is no experience in this world that will satisfy. the theology of ecclesiastes is that we don't experience God through His gifts; rather that without God in His grace allowing us to enjoy life and everything in it, our every effort towards enjoyment is an empty attempt for fufillment.