This posture is one of our favorite characteristics about St. Peter. When Peter compares followers of Jesus to newborn infants, he is not suggesting that they/we are spiritually immature; rather, as newborn babies crave food every 2-3 hours (8-12x per day), Peter desires that very longing in us but for pure spiritual milk (i.e., God’s holy Word). The Greek word for long here is epipotheo, which means “to have a strong desire for something/someone, with the implication of need: long for, earnestly desire”...used of Paul earnestly desiring/longing to see believers in Rome, Thessalonica, and Philippi, as well as believers longing to be clothed with their heavenly abode (2 Cor 5:2). In the same way, Hungry Followers earnestly desire time with God and His Word because it is their source of life with transformative power to become more like Jesus. Moreover, every time we feast on “the Lord’s goodness” in Scripture, it saturates the soul and makes us crave it even more.