Shouts of Lament. “The heart,” Blaise Pascal said, “has its reasons which reason knows not of.” Something in us longs, hopes, maybe even at times believes that this is not the way things were supposed to be. Huckleberry pie at Becky’s along the road to Crater Lake. Nice place.” Dismissal. The secret that begins to solve the riddle of our lives is simply this: we are the sea lion who lost the sea. The stockings hung up at Christmastime. Our true identity, our reason for being, is to be found in this desire. }); I just wasn't sure where it was going. The Journey of Desire explores the rawness of pain and suffering in the midst of circumstances beyond one's control. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. The journey of desire journal & guidebook : an expedition to discover the deepest longings of your heart This edition was published in 2002 by Thomas Nelson Publishers in Nashville. This book is one of the best spiritual books I have read. Also, I disagree with some of his philosophy. Bringing our heart along in our life’s journey is the most important mission of our lives—and the hardest. 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It helped me turn on the flashlight of self-appraisal and guided me to shine it to the darkest corners of my self. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. . Lots of flighty examples. Abandon resignation. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. . Cart All. This book is one of the best spiritual books I have read. I grew up in Los Angeles but spent my boyhood summers in Oregon where both my mother’s and my father’s parents lived. 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Sitting there with them in the woods, clutching their flashlights, whispering to each other about each passing mystery, I would have given anything to stop the clock, turn it back if only for a few days, let us live it all again. Finally, as if not to be left out, a lone coyote began to howl. The time has come for us to wake, to arise from our slumber. It's a powerful illustration of just how insidious the enemy is in our time of need and woundedness; however, this only magnifies the greater, felt need for the Lord Himself. There was a beauty and innocence and excitement to those days. As the Scriptures say, “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead” (Eph. I did not know how much Brent meant to me until I lost him. 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