Where God is Found

Having received from God a wise and discerning mind, (never would another mortal possess such understanding), Solomon left off sacrificing at Gibeon and went to the temple in Jerusalem where he knew God would be found. There he stood before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord. There he made sacrifices.

Nearly 1000 years later, after attending the Passover Celebration in Jerusalem, young Jesus remained in the temple three days following his family’s departure. As he sat among the teachers, he asked and answered questions with astonishing wisdom; (truly, one greater than Solomon had arrived). It was here, the place where God could be found, that the Son of God was found by his worried parents, whom he astonished with the question: “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Today, God can be found in his people the Church and through His Word. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ. This is the revelation of the mystery of his will: to unite all things in Christ, according to his purpose and plan for the fullness of time.