Seekers Among Us (10/08/2026)

He came up to me after I finished my presentation. He stood patiently as others took their turns asking me questions. I noticed how well he was following the conversation. Finally, it was just him and me. “How did you really know?” And I knew I’d been right; he was a seeker. It takes one to know one. And we began an ongoing conversation that is still ongoing years later.

In today’s gospel reading from Luke 11:9, Jesus tells us: “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” I’ve come to better understand Jesus’ words over the years and especially the “seek” part. It isn’t a one and done activity. What Christ invites us to is a heartfelt pursuit and a daily priority as long as we live. You see, it isn’t an answer we are seeking – it is an eternal relationship.

The prophets tried to tell us early on. Jeremiah wrote, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13). Isaiah urged us, “Seek the Lord while he may be found” (Is 55:6). Seekers understand that this is a timely pursuit, one that should not be put off or postponed. Our lives depend on it; our happiness depends on it.

Seekers learn on The Way that we are not seeking direction to a destination but to a life in the LORD, with the LORD in a loving relationship. And as with any relationship, seeking is a daily part of life: seeking the will of the other; seeking the presence of the other; seeking the love of the other.

Seekers are on the lookout always. They seek the truth that will inform their minds. They seek the courage to surrender that will conform their heart to Christ. They seek the grace to open their whole being to the LORD so as to transform them into the ones they were created to be and called to be. It is a life-long pursuit – a life-giving search.

So why don’t we seekers form a group? Well, a group already exists. Christ told Paul it was His living Body – the Church. Unfortunately, not everyone at church is a seeker – not to be judgmental – but it is kind of obvious. Some aren’t seeking and actually shun the truth because it is uncomfortable. But we can keep praying that someday that may change and everyone in the Church puts seeking the LORD with all one’s being as a priority.

Warning: Seekers can be obnoxious with their questions.

Until tomorrow, may we seek with all our being because we realize our being depends on our seeking. And love will always be the light that guides us.

Until tomorrow, let us all love well.