April 30, 2021

“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the tress of the garden.” (Genesis 3:8)

Hide and Seek, anyone? It’s funny that the “winner “ of Hide and Seek is the one who stays hidden – isolated, alone, un-found. Just like Adam and Eve, the propensity of the sinner is to hide – hide from God, hide from others, and hide from ourselves. The need to hide our sin from ourselves is so great, that we quickly and self-righteously begin to believe all the cover-up lies we tell.

Thanks be to our Gracious God that we did not and can not win the Great Game of Hide and Seek. Our God seeks us out. Our God seeks us out, not in judgment, but in love. Some churches like to have what they call “Seeker Services.” Yet the true Seeker is Jesus Christ.

And – blimey! -  there is boundless joy in being found!

“O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Fourth Sunday of Easter – BCP)