May 1

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. — John 6:35 BSB

Christ can satisfy all our hungers and thirsts. He does not crush them.

Some people think the desires of their heart are sinful and need to be destroyed, but that's not what Christ intends to do. He says our thirsts will be satisfied. These longings and desires are actually signs of the divine image in us.

They are our potential for greatness and accomplishment. They’re like buds on a tree in early spring: they are meant to bloom fully and bear glorious fruit.

In this short earthly life, only a few of these potentials have time to grow into beauty, but in the next life, there will be plenty of time for every desire and hope to reach full and perfect development.

“I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in Him.”