Augustine talks about our problem being primarily one of disordered loves. We love the wrong things too much, and the right things too little. The biggest sin we likely need to repent of is loving God too little. We choose the world instead, because it's here and it's pressing in on us from all directions, and the pressure is unbearable. We grow up surrounded by it, and it's what we know best, so we chase it.
May we yearn for God with all we have. Jesus calls us friend... may we pursue him like a friend, like a lover, like a soulmate, for it is he who made our souls, and we are made for him. When we ask, may we start with asking for God to help us love God more -- it is the most worthy effort we can ever make.
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