Jesus said, "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all. [And after they have reigned they will rest.]"(3 Thomas)

We have already heard: ask and it will be given, seek and find, knock and it will be opened. (Luke 11: 9-10, see also Matthew 7: 7-8)

Especially in this first week after Easter I like that the first reaction to finding is to be disturbed. This was certainly the disciples' experience.

This is, almost always, the sequence by which we discover anything truly worthwhile. Because it disrupts our prior understanding it is unsettling or more.

But as we think on it, perhaps try to apply it, we marvel at how it is more helpful, effective, or true.

As we become more comfortable and competent with the new understanding it can contribute significantly to how we engage the world.

Above is a modern icon of St. Thomas the Apostle.