Seeking

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face;
my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.  

Psalm 27:8

Inner Simplicity

Matthew 6:22  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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Give up all things that scatter or multiply, or that hinder having a single eye.  If the right hand offends, cut it off.  Only do things that can be reduced to one thing.  Multiples are of the world.  The development of civilization (the world system) began with multiplying.
We are called to inner unity and the unity of the Body of Christ.  If people stay in their personalities, they are in the realm of multiplicities.  We must lose our life to find it. 

 

Our Focus

I was thinking about the verse in the Song of Solomon - "Draw me, we will run after Thee." I am stressing the "me" and then the "we". If we maintain our focus and single eye on the Lord and nothing else, (beholding Him as in 2 Cor. 3), then others will also be drawn to seek Him. This reminds me too. of what the Lord tells us in John, that believing on Him is our true work.
And St. Seraphim of Sarov says that if we abide in His peace, then many others will come to salvation through our peace.