Seeking The Face

Ζητήσατε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ κραταιώθητε. Καὶ διδάσκων πῶς δεῖ τοῦτο ποιεῖν, ἐπήγαγε· Ζητήσατε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ διαπαντός. Οὐ γὰρ ἅπαξ ἤ δὶς, ἀλλὰ παρὰ πάντα τὸν βίον τήν ἄνωθεν ἐπικουρίαν προσήκει ζητεῖν, καὶ τὴν ὠφέλειαν καρποῦσθαι. Ἄμαχοι γὰρ οἱ ζητοῦντες ἔσονται, καὶ ἀήττητοι. Τοῦτο καὶ ὁ Κύριος νομοθετῶν ὑπηγγείλατο· Αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν, ζητεῖτε καὶ εὐρήσετε, κρούετε καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν· πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρισκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται. Θεοδώρητος Ἐπίσκοπος Κύρρος, Ἑρμηνεία εἰς Τους Ψαλμούς, Ἑρμηνεια εἰς Τους Ψαλμους, Ψαλμός ΡΔ´ Source: Migne PG 80.1709c

Seek the Lord and be strengthened. 1 And teaching how it necessary to do this, he continues, 'Seek His face always.' For not once or twice, but through the whole of one's life does it befit one to seek the Divine help, and enjoy its benefit. For they who seek it are unconquerable. And this the Lord commands, having promised: 'Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall gind, knock and it shall be opened to you. For who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.' 2 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Interpretation of the Psalms, from Psalm 146 1 Ps 104.4 2 Mt 7.7-8