Echoes of Eden on Clubhouse

Description

There is an inherent longing in our souls. All of us seem to be consumed by it.

This longing is exposed by the images we craft on social media. By the over the top experiences that we attempt to arrange for ourselves. By the moments we cherish and seek to repeat.

We are in almost constant pursuit of something that we know we should have. Something that we have a sense of having before. And, we are correct on both counts.

These longings are etched into our spiritual memory. They are Echoes of Eden.

We long to be truly known, to know, and be accepted by another. We long for intimacy and for relationship. To love and to be found worthy of love.

We long for beauty, not just to partake in or consume it, but to be a part of it. We long to be a part of something much larger than ourselves. We long for transcendence.

We long for peace and joy.

We sometimes encounter moments that serve as a portal to these longings. When a window, however so briefly, opens between here and Eden and we hear the call of the Someone who seeks to provide all for which we long. Moments of unexpected transcendence. Fleeting memories of all of these longings fulfilled.

They surface when staring into the flame of a single flickering candle. When confronted by the Milky Way on a remote moonless night. In the hiss of the wind in a white pine on a cool autumn day. In a piece of art created by a master. Even when experiencing loss and betrayal.