The fairly well known Christian song called Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God is a beautiful round and mainly aimed at young people. It tells of a belief within our faith which is that all that we seek will be answered. It is a song of comfort and of an assurance in Jesus Christ. It is popularly based on a piece art of the Christ outside a closed door, the door has no handle on it because Jesus will never force his way in.
But a video that was posted on Facebook today from 3 ministers who engaged in Interfaith dialogue and they reminded me of something. Seek and Ye shall find is a fundamental truth.
If you go looking for something you will probably find it. The thing they said which made me think about this was that when each man went to the texts of his faith, the Torah, The Bible and the Koran seeking validation for the Exclusivity of their Faith, they found it! Shortly afterwards they went seeking inclusivity and again they found it.
This is not just about books or faith, but it says something about life too. You will find what you go looking for in life. If you look for love, really live it and open to it, you will find it. If you go out seeking validation for your anger, you will find someone to blame.
You can move forward looking for the next terrible thing that will add to the first one, and it will come. But similarly, open yourself up to all that is good and amazing and miraculous and those too can be found.
That will never mean that things will be good or easy or even the way you want, but it does mean that you are more likely to come out the other side just fine.
Take a moment to think about that. The power is ultimately in our hands.
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