Thirst for God

Imagine a day in early August. A healthy deer runs through the wilderness. He may be escaping from a predator that seeks his life. We do not know the exact reason why this deer is running, but we do not need to know either. We do know that the deer of which we read of in Psalm 42:1 is a thirsty deer. He is a deer that is panting for something to drink, looking for water brooks where he can relieve his thirst. This is the kind of thirst that the Psalmist speaks of in Psalm 42:2. “My soul...