Psalm 42

"As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,for the living God.
When shall I come and behold the face of God?"
Psalm 42:1-2

The other day when I went out hiking I thought I was prepared. I took two bottles of water, one for on the way out and one for on the way back. It was just that I hadn't really thought about the extra work that hiking up and down the trails was going to take and the toll that the heat would add to my day. So by the time I was 4 miles through the 6 mile hike I was thirsty. I forced myself to leave some of the water in the bottle and only drink a little bit at at time. Below me about 200 feet the river ran clear and fast. I wanted water and what I had with me wasn't enough to slack my thirst.
This is the way I sometimes feel about God. What I have is enough, I won't die without more, but I want more. I want to be submersed in God's presence. I want to find myself surrounded and overcome by God's love and mercy. I want the living God to stand before me that I might fall on my knees and finally say with all honest, "You are enough, O Lord!"