Kyknet Lent Guide 2022Sample

Once upon a time, there was a seagull who was not satisfied with being a seagull. He looked at his life and those of his fellow seagulls, and found it insignificant. “A seagull is only eating, flying and fighting!”

He doesn’t know what he wants, he only knows that he is hopelessly restless and that he wants to break free. He tries flying higher and faster, anything that could set him free from the limits of being a seagull. He falls many times, almost killing himself in the process, but he keeps on trying. Always in search of something better, something more. At the end of his life he is old, run down, dissatisfied and deeply unhappy.

This story serves as a metaphor of the human heart. It describes our search of, and longing for, a deep, rich and fulfilling life. We long for love, for intimacy, for friendship; we chase after admiration, success and fame; we want to be seen, be known, taken note of and we strive after health and beautiful bodies. We want to leave our mark in life. But at the end of the day, not one of these things will satisfy that deep desire within us.

We all need to reach that point where we realise that no person or thing could ever satisfy that desire. No, we need God. Paul gives this reason: “My God will supply all your needs.” What you need is to turn to Him – that consciousness, that realization that in this life, nothing and no one can fulfil that deep, big and incomprehensible need and desire. Except for Him.

When I find Him I realized: it is Him that I have spent my entire life searching for.

Reflection

What are you looking for?

Grace

Lord, I ask for the grace to articulate the longings of my heart.