My beloved, you have just heard the very beautiful passage: „‚When you seek Me with all your heart, I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord.” (Jer 29, 13-14) from the oratorio ‘Elijah’, composed by Mendelssohn. – What mighty words, indeed! They go for an entire sermon. Hearing this song should make your face shine as if you were already in the seventh Heaven. However hard your life may be, if you seek GOD in this way, ‘this distressful earth’ will sink into absolute nothingness. Then you will only think of the glory of eternal beatitude awaiting you.

GOD will be found, that is for sure. „Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you!” (Mt 7,7), says the SAVIOUR.

Nicholas of Flüe – a True Seeker of GOD

Many believe they are seeking GOD. However, in most cases they are just seeking themselves, seeking merely their own, self-made GOD.

And the moment GOD wants to reveal Himself to them, they run off: „Oh no!” – Your own, self-made GOD cannot be found. He does not lead to where the true GOD wants his creature to be! St Nicholas of Flüe was one of the few people who has been truly seeking GOD with all their heart. He went through terrible times, years of struggle, for GOD revealed Himself increasingly to him. This freed him from all earthly ... more