Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Welcome to Blessed is She, where we love Jesus and you.

Lent 2023 has arrived. And you've got to get it.

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS $75+

Shipping FAQ Contact
Search
  • About
  • Prayer
  • Community
  • Shop
  • Experiences
  • Free Resources
Blessed Is She
Account Search Cart
  • About Toggle menu
    • About Blessed is She
    • Staff + Writers
    • BIS Quiz
  • Prayer Toggle menu
    • Devotions
      Devotions
    • Blog
      Blog
    • Blessed is She App
      Blessed is She App
    • Teachable Tuesdays
      Teachable Tuesdays
    • Podcast
      Podcast
  • Community Toggle menu
    • Regional Groups
    • Blessed Brunches
    • Blessed Conversations
    • Blessed is She App
  • Shop Toggle menu
    • By Product Type Toggle menu
      • Accessories
      • Apparel
      • Books
      • Candles
      • Cards
      • Crucifixes
      • Jewelry
      • Lent
      • Posters & Prints
      • Stickers
    • By occasion / use Toggle menu
      • Gifts
      • Home
      • Kids
    • Featured Toggle menu
      • Lent
      • New
      • Sale
    • SHOP ALL
      SHOP ALL
  • Experiences
  • Free Resources
LENT 2023 IS HERE: NEW WINE ➔
LENT 2023 IS HERE: NEW WINE ➔

Insatiable Sweet Tooth; Insatiable Love of the Lord

Insatiable Sweet Tooth; Insatiable Love of the Lord

I have an enormous sweet-tooth. Candy, chocolate, ice cream. Crisps and crumbles, cakes, pie. Whatever. If it is a vehicle for sugar, I am ready with a napkin tucked into my collar and fork and knife in hand. And once I have started digging in, I struggle to stop! One cookie turns into two . . . Or three . . . Or four.

Insatiable might be the right word for it. There’s a reason I take my coffee black most mornings—even a little twinge of sugar can make me into a sweet-seeking monster for the rest of the day.

I don’t think it’s coincidence that the readings today compare the Word of God to sweetness. If we seek the Word and really let it enter into us, we can become as insatiable for holiness as I am for sugar.

Saying the Morning Offering or reading the Psalms when we first awake orients the entire day toward God. Prayer becomes the first boost of energy for the day, instead of the sugar or caffeine.

For our sisters in the US today, there is probably a piece of pumpkin pie waiting in the fridge this morning. Or leftover whipped cream that can turn a simple breakfast into something a little more decadent. I’m sure a few of us are a little groggy from a Thanksgiving of overindulgence.

What if we could indulge so deeply in what the Lord offers us? Turning away from worldly indulgence—my beloved sugar, the onslaught of holiday season materialism, even the cute family photos flooding social media—can refocus us on Christ.

In focusing on Christ through this season of gratitude and the beginning of Advent, we can be oriented toward building our lives around prayer rather than the temptations of the world. Let's do this together.

In focusing on Christ through this season of gratitude and the beginning of Advent, we can be oriented toward building our lives around prayer rather than the temptations of the world.Click to tweet Twitter

What can you take a break from to instead focus your attention and desire on Christ?

Brigid Hogan is a high school English and ESL teacher who lives in northeast DC. She is passionate about Catholic social teaching and tries to live it out daily in her relationships and community. Most of her pleasures are guilty ones like television, burritos, and Twitter. Find out more about her here. She is the author of our Blessed Conversations Mystery: Beloved found here.

Blessed is She
About Blessed is She
View other posts from the author

LENT 2023 IS HERE
JOIN THE BIS APP
COME BACK TO FIRST LOVE
Share
  • Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Twitter Share on Twitter
  • Pinterest Pin it
November 23, 2018 — Blessed Is She
Tags: Author_BlessedIsShe Devotions
Left Older Post Back to Devotions Newer Post Right
Welcome to Blessed Is She

Blessed is She is a sisterhood of women who want to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through their Catholic faith.

Blessed Is She
Quick links
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Affiliates Program
  • Internships/Volunteer
Social
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Amazon
Amazon American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Meta Pay Google Pay Mastercard PayPal Shop Pay Venmo Visa
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shipping & Returns
  • Terms of Service
© 2023 Blessed Is She. Powered by Shopify