it's the hole, deep and vast.

it's the yearning, a pull for something better.

it's the haunting, never a moment's thought away.

it's the inability to fix it myself.

it's the acknowledgement that it's beyond me.

it's surrender.

it's release.

it's purifying.

it's refining.

it's sacrifice.

it's desire to walk the path, identify with the one, do as He did, go as He went.

it's to be set apart.

it's willingly stepping into the place of suffering.

it's the dedication, the drive, the focus, and the hope.

O God, meet me in this place.