From How (Not) to Speak of God:
We see here that seeking God is not some provisional activity which precedes the goal of finding, but is itself evidence of having already found. Rather than being fulfilled in the presence of God, religious desire is born there. In short, a true spiritual seeking can be understood as the ultimate sign that one already has that which one seeks, or rather, that one is already grasped by that which one seeks to grasp. Consequently a genuine seeking after God is evidence of having found. Of course, much desire that appears to seek after God is nothing of the sort. For instance, to seek God for eternal life is to seek eternal life, while to seek God for a meaningful existence is to seek a meaningful existence. A true seeking after God results from an experience of God which one falls in love with for no reason other than finding God irresistibly lovable. In this way the lovers of God are the ones who are most passionately in search of God.
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons
Wow! priorities, priorities, priorities…
how many spiritual sounding goals really use God as a end to other means?
thanks for the reminder
of course, I meant…
“as a means to another end”
I remember in “Armchair Mystic” – Thibideaux said
“To reach for God is to reach God.”
When my 2 year old reaches up for me – regardless of how high he reaches – I will always close the gap.
When he reaches for me – he reaches me.
Great thought … Great thought!
I liken this to Jesus’ words in the beattitudes. When he said, “blessed are those who hunger and thrist for righteouness” he was not saying blessed are those who try really hard to live a holy life and are able to present themselves squeaky clean to God. What he was saying was blessed are those who seek the One who is righteous. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God and his righteousness.
Hence the promise, “for they shall see God.”
Wow, that is good stuff. Everywhere I go I am seeing stuff about this book. It is heading to the top of my wish list. Thanks for posting this excellent quote. I’m excited to read the book.
i like the bold part a lot…
wonderful observance…