May 11. Go on to the meal.

O taste and see that the Lord is good, Psalm 34, 8.

To you who say you have never tasted the glory of God,

I say you have tasted many of its appetizers.

Have you ever looked up at the sky?

Have you ever been hugged?

Have you ever sat in front of a warm fire?

Have you ever walked in the woods, sat by a lake,

laying in a summer hammock?

Have you ever drunk your favorite drink on a hot day

or eaten anything good?

Every desire is either a devout

or a distorted enticement to the glory of heaven.

You say you haven't tasted God's glory.

I say you have tasted the appetizers.

Go on to the meal.

Go on to God Himself.

You have seen the shadows.

Look at the substance.

You have walked in the warm rays of the day.

Turn and look at the sun itself.

Yes, through the protective and sharpening lens of the gospel,

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