Desire is often talked
about as something we ought to overcome. Still, being is desiring: our
bodies, our minds, our hearts, and our souls are full of desires. Some
are unruly, turbulent, and very distracting; some make us think deep
thoughts and see great visions; some teach us how to love; and some keep
us searching for God. Our desire for God is the desire that should
guide all other desires. Otherwise our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls
become one another's enemies and our inner lives become chaotic,
leading us to despair and self-destruction.
Spiritual disciplines are
not ways to eradicate all our desires but ways to order them so that
they can serve one another and together serve God.
Henri Nouwen
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