Seek Always the Face of the Lord

We are seekers. Our curiosity distracts us, directs us, sometimes overpowers us. Our innate desire to KNOW, to DISCOVER, can lead us closer to God or away from him. The Psalmist urges us toward the former: "Look to the Lord in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
Recall the wonderous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgements he has uttered." (Ps 105: 4-5).
When we seek the Lord, we are told he shall be found. "When you seek me with all of your heart, I will be found by you." (Jer 29:13 ).
Interestingly enough, the Lord we seek can be found in the faces we see every day. The goodness of the Lord abides in each one of us; each of us radiates the presence of the Lord dwelling in our hearts. Often we are blinded by our self-preocuppation, or with some predjudice which blinds us to the beauty of God standing before us in the eyes of another. At other times that beauty is so obvious, we feel instantly that we are in the presence of the holy: the peace, the joy, the welcome emminating from that soul touches us and brings hope and healing. As God sees the good in us, rejoices over it and helps it grow, so too can we see the good in others, rejoice over it, and allow it to help us see the face of God. As we see the face of God in them, let us pray and live that they see the face of God in us!
Bro. Rene