So distant is this sense of separation for one who is lacking

“For He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.” Ps 107:9

So great is the lacking of satisfaction that it leads one into a deep sense of aloneness and separation. 

So deep is this sense, that the longing one is not able to adequately ascend from his depths by thoughts, words or deeds to attain his desired satisfaction. 

So distant is this sense of separation for one who is lacking that which satisfies his soul, that no matter his longing of thoughts, words or deeds, he cannot adequately bridge the gap his lack has brought him. 

It is in this solitude that one finds himself in the belly of the whale with Jonah. 

It is at such a time and place that one is confronted with the end of themselves and one begins to despair. 
In such longing one surely thirsts, but it is not until one has reached the end of themselves that he begins to thirst for that which is not of himself or the earth. 

It is when one realizes that things earthly cannot satisfy his thirst, that he is stewarded to the heavenly supply. 

So he goes with petitions to the Lord in confession and prayers, asking for divine grace and mercy so that his soul’s thirst may be satisfied, and be at rest.

For the one who thirsts in faith, He gives him the Water of Life for satisfaction, and for his hunger He fills him with the greatest good – the Bread of Life.

In both cases the need is more than met, there is abundance in the supply which the Lord does provide. 

No one will come up lacking of what they need where he receives the provision of the Lord. 

For what the Lord sends to one so alone in their sin is not the common fare of this world, but goodness Himself, the Son of God. 

How should one who has been so abundantly met in their solitude of lack and need respond?

“Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wondrous works to the children of man!”  Ps 107:8, 15, 21, 31.

- pmwl