Quotes about Seeking

Whether the soul is in a state of seeking or finding, the way we honor God most is through unconditional surrender

For we are now so blind and unwise that we never seek God till He of His goodness shew Himself to us. And when we aught see of Him graciously, then are we stirred by the same grace to seek with great desire to see Him more blissfully. And thus I saw Him, and sought Him; and I had Him, I wanted Him. And this is, and should be, our common working in this [life], as to my sight.

The daring metaphor of Jesus as bridegroom suggests that the living God seeks more than an intimate relationship with us.

May all that I know apart from You be nothing more than a chance traveling companion on the journey toward You.

You can only seek God when you have already found God. The desire for God's unconditional love is the fruit of having been touched by that love.

Getting answers to my questions is not the goal of the spiritual life. Living in the presence of God is the greater call.

I am beginning now to see how radically the character of my spiritual journey will change when I no longer think of God as hiding out and making it as difficult as possible for me to find him, but, instead, as the one who is looking for me while I am doing the hiding.

God should be sought, but we cannot find God. We can only be found by him.

God is the hub of the wheel of life. The closer we come to God the closer we come to each other. The basis of community is not primarily our ideas, feelings, and emotions about each other but our common search for God. When we keep our minds and hearts directed toward God, we will come more fully "together.

There are two realities to which you must cling. First, God has promised that you will receive the love you have been searching for. And second, God is faithful to that promise. So stop wandering around. Instead, come home and trust that God will bring you what you need. Your whole life you have been running about, seeking the love you desire. Now it is time to end that search. Trust that God will give you that all-fulfilling love and will give it in a human way.

The question is not "How am I to find God?" but "How am I to let myself be found by him?

Rather than focusing on what our church is doing for us, we ought to be asking what God is seeking to do in our church through us.