As a deer longs for a stream of cool water,
so I long for you, O God. I thirst for you, the living God….”
—Psalm 42:1-2

“Down inside we have a longing for God-what Pascal called
"the vacuum which God left behind.
—Billy Graham

“There may be a time in life when one is tired of everything
and feels as if all one does is wrong, and there maybe some truth in it-
do you think this is a feeling one must try to forget and to banish,
or is it 'the longing for God,' which one must not fear, but cherish
to see if it may bring us some good? Is it 'the longing for God'
which leads us to make a choice which we never regret?
Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And not mind
being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.”
—Vincent Van Gogh

“To hunger and thirst after righteousness is when nothing in the world
can fascinate us so much as being near God.” —Smith Wigglesworth