The Idea of an Essay, Volume 4

Narrative & Memoir 55 Alex studying in the hall. I went over to him and told him that I was having a panic attack. He prayed with me and then just listened. After about ten minutes I went back to bed and lay there. Right before I fell asleep, it finally occurred to me that I was never alone. God was always there, but I had never run to him. I knew I wasn’t alone, and it was in that moment that I realized my satisfaction and my love is found in Jesus Christ. He is the perfect standard of love. He loves us with a perfect love. I had finally found what I had been chasing, and finally recognized what it was. It was in that moment that I came to know the love of God.