..."so that people might seek God, even perhaps grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from any one of us."
Acts 17:27
This always brings me back to "The Wizard of Oz," oddly. Dorothy has to leave home to find home. We grope for God, only to realize God has always been there. But it is in the seeking and the groping that we awaken and become aware of our yearning for God. The word "groping" brings to my mind a desperation for God and that seems quite accurate. We have that hole in our hearts that only God can fill; not human-y things, like power, success, or stuff. And, there are times in our lives (I wonder if it is as we get older?) when we become desperate to fill it. It is a time of yearning, groping, seeking. And how remarkable to find that all we seek has always been right with us, all along! Today, as we go through our mid-week activities, let's pause and soak in the fact that our God is right with us--wherever we are. We don't have to grope or seek. God isn't hiding from us, but is, in fact, seeking us. Love, heidi
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