Quotes about Yearning

But Jesus felt her yearning, her fragility masked by bravado. He always broke down barriers, never erected them.

My heart was saying, Lord, take away this longing, or give me that for which I long. The Lord was answering, I must teach you to long for something better.

If the yearning went away, what would we have to offer up to the Lord? Aren't they given to us to offer? It is the control of passion, not it's eradication, that is needed.

I must teach you to long for something better...For my uncontrollable longings for this man, Lord --- Your strength.

It is natural indeed. However it's not the only thing God has in mind for us. We are not meant to live merely by what is natural. We need to learn to live by the supernatural. Ordinary fare will not fill the emptiness in our hearts...

But the tender grace of a day that is deadWill never come back to me.

Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.

Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.

Ah Christ, that it were possible For one short hour to see The souls we loved, that they might tell us What and where they be.

Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved.

Soon I will sleep. What shall I dream of, my love? I will dream of you, of course. And I will dream for a place for us to be, a sanctuary where hearts will never break again. This is my dream, my heart. Never forget that there is no end to us, as there can be no end to love. Love must last forever, or why else would there be love? Until then, I will dream.

Nichelle staring at Jack.