THE CHASE IS ON

                                                                         THE CHASE IS ON

                               God chases us until we catch him.

                        "The Hound of Heaven" is a 182-line poem 
                        written by the English poet, Francis Thompson.
                        It was first published in England in 1893.

                        The poem starts off with these powerful and best 
                        known lines...

                         "I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
                         I fled Him, down the arches of the years; 
                         I fled Him, down the labyriinthine ways
                         Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
                         I hid from Him, and under running laughter
                         Up vistaed hopes I sped;..."

                         After we reach adulthood, most of us do not
                         cling to that which is best. We instantly, or
                         over time, live lives that are second best or 
                         worse. 
                        
                         Unfortunately, most of us flee from the arms of
                         our Heavenly father under the false assumption 
                         that there is something so much better for us 
                         than his commandments, laws and matchless love.
                         
                         Because of our human nature, the chase is
                         always on as we so easily go our own way
                         trying to avoid the presence of God.

                         And so God chases after us because He loves
                         us. And, thank God, we occasionally catch Him.

                         (Written on February 7, 2015)