i remember reading somewhere 

something to the flavor of

...what if...all of our longings 

actually pointed to a higher longer..

like our longings for attention..love..sex..food..companionship..

what if all those longings were just echoes of our longing..

to be with the Father?

what if its a trail..

that leads home..

but instead of looking towards home..

im looking at the trail..

captivated by the trail..

enamored with the trail..

so i stop

and settle...for the trail..

like a postcard..

it reminds me of home..

brings some sense of comfort..

even makes me happy...

but its not the real deal.

only an echo..

pale in comparison..

so i wonder..

deeply hidden in these recent longings of mine..

what am i looking for?

attention? affirmation? comfort? rest?

oh...but to an echo i turn..

but..but..

those echos are there for reason too...right?