Seek God May 24

Piety

Seek the Lord and the Lord will find you.

Knock and the Lord will open doors for you.

Ask and the Lord will answer questions for you.

The Lord is near to all of us. As near as a beating heart or blooming flower, a breathing child or a begging man. You can and will find the Lord! Amen.

Study
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He made from one the whole human race to dwell on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions, 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 17:26-27)

The Spirit of truth will guide you to all truth. (John 16:13)

The attempt to find God is a constant human endeavor. People live all over the world and God is near all of us. Unlike the Greeks who built temples to unknown gods, the God of our faith is known to us and we can seek and even find God.

Through the sacraments and grace God provides we can grope for and find God because he dwells with us, within us and with all creation.

The Holy Spirit will guide you, not toward new knowledge, but toward the truth already revealed by Jesus.

Action

Seek God where you are. Whenever you do this for the least of these, you do this for God.

Thanks to Pat Seiler for sharing this idea for apostalic action.

You can work to resolve the homelessness of your sisters and brothers in Fairfax County by getting active and making your voice heard at one of the community meetings that will provide information that was given at the recent housing summit and give you an opportunity to talk about your concerns and ideas. Dates are May 30, June 7, June 12, and June 14, 6-9:30pm.

The Community Summit to End Homelessness is offering four sessions to share some of the information from the Summit and to provide opportunities for community dialogues on ending homelessness. Bring your creative ideas to help shape our plan and your commitment to ending homelessness in Fairfax County.

A light supper will be provided at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting beginning promptly at 6:30.

Please RSVP by phone for the venue you have selected so we can plan accordingly.

Community leaders as well as experts in the field will attend each session to provide information and engage in dialogue with participants.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Bethlehem Baptist Church
2800 Sherwood Hall Lane
Alexandria, VA 22306
RSVP to 703-704-6700

Wednesday, June 7, 2006
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
11900 Lawyers RoadReston, VA 20191
RSVP to 703-787-4962

Monday, June 12, 2006
First Christian Church of Falls Church
6165 Leesburg PikeFalls Church, VA 22044
RSVP to 703-533-5701

Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Pender United Methodist Church
12401 Alderwoods DriveFairfax, VA 22033
RSVP to 703-324-5285

On June 15 the Fairfax County Alliance for Human Services will have a living wage panel at 7:30pm at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Pkwy., rooms 4&5.

Those without homes and without enough money to live on in this county are probably groping for God more than those of us with plenty. Seek out how you can lift them up.