As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God (Psalm 42:1; NLT).
If you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him (Deuteronomy 4:29; NLT).
Beyond the fringes
Of the church,
I long for you, my God,
And search.
Yet, my Beloved,
You are here
In all my darkness, grief,
And fear.
I cannot glimpse
Your face today,
Or hear your voice,
Or find your way
At all; but Lord,
For help I plead:
Though I can’t see you,
I believe!
He [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me” (John 20:27-9; NLT).
References
She touched the fringe of his robe, for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed” (Matthew 9:20-21; NLT).
I will save the lame and gather the outcasts (Zephaniah 3:19; CSB).
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
I searched for him but could not find him anywhere. I called to him, but there was no reply (Song of Songs 5:6; NLT).
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! (Habakkuk 3:17-18; NLT).