"He is endless sovereign Truth, endless sovereign Wisdom, endless sovereign Love, unmade; and man’s Soul is a creature in God which hath the same properties made, and evermore it doeth that it was made for: it seeth God, it beholdeth God, and it loveth God. Whereof God enjoyeth in the creature; and the creature in God, endlessly marvelling."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 44)
We are created in the image of God our Father and Creator. Being made in God's image means that just as God has the attributes of Truth, Wisdom and Love in uncreated form, we also have the attributes of Truth, Wisdom and Love - yet in created form. We are not God. But we are His children, His created offspring, in His image of truth, wisdom and love. This means we naturally look to God and love God. It's simply our nature to look to God our Father and Source. And it's simply our nature to behold or give our attention to God our Father and Source. And from this fixed attention of wonder at our Maker and Dad, we naturally love the One we behold. So God gazes on us with love and adoration and we gaze upon God in love and adoration! This is what is most natural to us, simply by being in the same image and nature as our Father God, simply by being God's children. Children naturally look to, long for, and love their parents. So we naturally look to God, long for God and love God!
Don't you know that we all have God as our Father? Didn't the one God create each of us?
Malachi 2:10 (CEV)
A Prayer: You are the One I long for.