Wisdom is “found by those who seek her” (Wis. 6:12). That’s the simple point of this Sunday’s readings, the point of the Church’s Sunday readings these past few weeks, in fact.

Do we seek wisdom or distraction? Most of us, if we’re honest, will admit we seek more the latter than the former. Our little screens, our sports, anything: we’ll put almost anything before the Lord, won’t we? I’m right there with you. It’s so easy to get distracted and lose sight of truth and God; not because he’s not there, of course, but simply because we’ve forgotten how to look for him.

We’ve forgotten that God is hidden because he wants to be found; he wants you to desire him because that’s how love works. God wants to be desired because he loves you. But, of course, the devil knows this, which is why he’s filled the world with so much other “desirable” stuff—to fool us into falling off the path. And he’s fooled many.

As we draw near to Advent, the Church invites us in these scriptures to refocus and renew our search for the Lord. Which is the question: What are you doing to seek the Lord? Practically, what are you doing? How much time do you spend in prayer? How much scripture do you read? Versus the time you spend watching television or Twitter or Facebook, how much time do you give the Lord? Be honest, and there discover the spiritual work you need to do. Don’t be ashamed, just change course. God loves you, and he’s simply waiting for you. Waiting to be desired and found.