“At the beginning, every human person is born vulnerable, with their primal innocence.  Look at the infant: it needs its mother and father to feel at peace, to feel secure, to know it is loved unconditionally.

As the child grows up, they confront the world.  They learn to do things for themselves, as if they have to prove they are lovable and capable.  Their parents try to teach them as best they can, by loving them and protecting them. 

But whatever they do, this feeling of vulnerability never really disappears: it lurks in the deepest part of their being.  Without always being aware of it, we move on with our original fragility….  But, deep within ourselves, we thirst for the truly infinite.” 

A Cry Is Heard by Jean Vanier, p.13

That deep thirst is the thirst for God, for God’s love.

May God Be Praised!