– It is the most dignified attitude of the creature that recognizes its dependence on the creator:
Hos 10:12 : It is time to seek the Lord, until he comes to spread justice upon you.
Am 5,4.7.14 : This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and you will live!
1Ch 16,11 : Have recourse to the Lord and to his power, seek his face continually.
Ps 26,7-11 : My heart speaks to you, my face seeks you; Your face, O Lord, I seek.
– Must be sincere:
1Chr 22:19 : Apply therefore with all your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God.
2Ch 15,2 : If you seek him, he will reveal himself to you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
– From the contemplation of creatures, can the creature reach its creator:
Wis 13,1 : They are foolish […] all those who […] did not know how […] to recognize the artist, considering his works.
Romans 1:19-23 : Because what can be known about God, they read in themselves.
– It is the grace of the Spirit:
Rom 8:14 : For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Rom 9:16-18 : In this way, the choice does not depend on the one who wants, nor on the one who runs, but on the mercy of God.
– God is sought after by pagans:
Zec 8,22 : Many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem.
Rom 9,30-32 : So what shall we say? That the Gentiles […] obtained justification, which comes from faith.
– It is available to everyone:
Mt 6,33 : Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you in addition.
Mt 7,7 : Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.
Lc 11,9 : And I say to you: ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Lk 12:31 : Seek instead the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Rom 10:8.18-21 : And Isaiah is ready to say: “I have been found […]; I manifested myself to those who did not ask for me ′′ (Is 65,1).
