The sacred romance calls to us every moment of our lives.\u00c2\u00a0 It whispers to us on the wind, invites us through the laughter of good friends, reaches out to us through the touch of someone we love.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve heard it in our favorite music, sensed it at the birth of our first child, been drawn to it while watching the shimmer of a sunset on the ocean.\u00c2\u00a0 It is even present in times of great personal suffering — the illness of a child, the loss of a marriage, the death of a friend.\u00c2\u00a0 Something calls to us through experiences like these and rouses an inconsolable longing deep within our heart, wakening in us a yearning for intimacy, beauty, and adventure.\u00c2\u00a0 This longing is the most powerful part of any human personality.\u00c2\u00a0 It fuels our search for meaning, for wholeness, for a sense of being truly alive.\u00c2\u00a0 However we may describe this deep desire, it is the most important thing about us, our heart of hearts, the passion of our life.\u00c2\u00a0 And the voice that calls to us in this place is none other than the voice of God.<\/p>\n
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