All Desire the Possession of Nothing

The posture of the heart indifference. is neither passive resignation, nor fatalistic acquiescence to whatever comes. It is rather a consistent posture of actively turning our whole being to god so that god's presence, purpose and power can be released through our lives. This is what saint john of the cross was getting at when he said, to reach satisfaction in all desire, satisfaction and nothing to come to possess. Or what his mentor, saint teresa of avalia, was saying with let nothing disturb you. All things pass, but god is unchanging. Patience is enough for everything. You who have god lack nothing. God alone is sufficient. And not even death can separate us from the