St Peter writes in 2:2: Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow into salvation, for you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Once we have tasted the goodness of the Lord, we will always long for that satisfaction of loving. It isn't that we don't long for it all along. It is more that we do not realize what will satisfy our longing until we hit upon the right love. Jesus is so gentle he waits patiently for us to discover him, giving us hints and little gifts as though from a "secret pal". And we dabble with various ways to find joy: possessions, money, attachments, etc. The list is endless. And the joys are not totally frivolous, as we are human and need human satisfaction.
But we also thirst for that which is unquenchable - Divine Love. To taste and see that the Lord is good, we need more than a weekly visit to the church for an obligation. We need more than to sit with scripture and ponder its meaning. We need to develop a personal relationship with Jesus, confiding in him as we would a dear friend. Only then, will we experience the peace that he can give.
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