“Christians throughout the ages have found… a God who takes the initiative, a God who is always beforehand with men, seeking them before they seek him. Jesus presents to us a “seeking” God whose very nature it is to go the whole way into the wilderness in quest of man.

This morning I challenge you to seek God with open hearts and open minds and I assure you that he will be found. We do not have to look far to find him, for he is nearby.”

–Martin Luther King, Jr., “O That I Knew Where I Might Find Him!”, via Stanford sermon archives