The metaphor of appetite works well not only for sin but for holiness, too:
-Some have a big appetite, others don't.
-Some have a craving for it, based on a past experience.
-The description and anticipation can be part of the total experience.
-The setting (decoration, lighting, music, company you share) affects the taste.
-Certain tastes are acquired and at first bite may lead to rejection.
-There can be disorders (unbalanced gorging/purging; peculiar diets) in one's appetite.
-Sometimes the smell is so delicious, the actual taste is a let-down.
-Some prefer to graze continually during the day; others have one big meal.
-Similar ingredients in a casual form taste differently when consumed at formal table.
-One's tastes change from childhood into old age.
-What is most nutritional is not always what is loaded with most flavors.
-Drinking or eating alone is a different experience to sharing the time.
-Certain things pique one's appetite, while others dull it.
-Eating or drinking after a period of fasting (illness or spiritual practice) is deeply fulfilling.
-There is a continuous cycle of hunger, fulfillment and revitalization, return to hunger. One can not consume infinite amount. No matter how rich or poor the need is daily and the allotted amount is limited.
Is God on your menu today? Or did you already have that this week?
By God perhaps we mean not omnipotence and infinite time and space, but rather Divine Presence or Mindfulness and a grateful heart. Or perhaps appetite for God could mean one's hunger for The Word of God (intellectual engagement; social learning) and a heart of LovingKindness - something that reaches up for transcendence and reaches out for one's neighbor's caring.
-Some have a big appetite, others don't.
-Some have a craving for it, based on a past experience.
-The description and anticipation can be part of the total experience.
-The setting (decoration, lighting, music, company you share) affects the taste.
-Certain tastes are acquired and at first bite may lead to rejection.
-There can be disorders (unbalanced gorging/purging; peculiar diets) in one's appetite.
-Sometimes the smell is so delicious, the actual taste is a let-down.
-Some prefer to graze continually during the day; others have one big meal.
-Similar ingredients in a casual form taste differently when consumed at formal table.
-One's tastes change from childhood into old age.
-What is most nutritional is not always what is loaded with most flavors.
-Drinking or eating alone is a different experience to sharing the time.
-Certain things pique one's appetite, while others dull it.
-Eating or drinking after a period of fasting (illness or spiritual practice) is deeply fulfilling.
-There is a continuous cycle of hunger, fulfillment and revitalization, return to hunger. One can not consume infinite amount. No matter how rich or poor the need is daily and the allotted amount is limited.
Is God on your menu today? Or did you already have that this week?
By God perhaps we mean not omnipotence and infinite time and space, but rather Divine Presence or Mindfulness and a grateful heart. Or perhaps appetite for God could mean one's hunger for The Word of God (intellectual engagement; social learning) and a heart of LovingKindness - something that reaches up for transcendence and reaches out for one's neighbor's caring.
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