Grace responds, "Because God hides:
Luke 10:21 - ܒ21 At that very moment he rejoiced [in] the holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.[a] Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
Then reason demands, "If God hides, why do I need to seek him?"
St. Augustine tells us in his commentary on Psalm 91 from Enarrationes in Psalmos that the Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
Rich Mullins asks, "Is God playing hard to get?"
Luke 10:21 - ܒ݁ܳܗ ܒ݁ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ ܪܘܰܙ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܒ݁ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܩܽܘܕ݂ܫܳܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܡܰܘܕ݁ܶܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܠܳܟ݂ ܐܳܒ݂ܝ ܡܳܪܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܘܕ݂ܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܰܣܺܝܬ݁ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܡܶܢ ܚܰܟ݁ܺܝܡܶܐ ܘܣܰܟ݁ܽܘܠܬ݂ܳܢܶܐ ܘܰܓ݂ܠܰܝܬ݁ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ ܠܝܰܠܽܘܕ݂ܶܐ ܐܺܝܢ ܐܳܒ݂ܝ ܕ݁ܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܨܶܒ݂ܝܳܢܳܐ ܩܕ݂ܳܡܰܝܟ݁ ܀
Luke 10:21 - بَاه بشَاعتَا روَز يِشُوع برُوخَا دقُودشَا وِامَر مَودِا انَا لَاك اَبي مَارَا دَشمَيَا ودَارعَا دكَسِيت هَالِين مِن خَكِيمِا وسَكُولتَانِا وَجلَيت اِنِين ليَلُودِا اِين اَبي دهَاكَنَا هوَا صِبيَانَا قدَامَيك .
Luke 10:21 - בָּה בּשָׁעתָא רוַז יֵשׁוּע בּרוּחָא דּקוּדשָׁא וֵאמַר מַודֵּא אנָא לָכ אָבי מָרָא דַּשׁמַיָא ודַארעָא דּכַסִיתּ הָלֵין מֵן חַכִּימֵא וסַכּוּלתָנֵא וַגלַיתּ אֵנֵין ליַלוּדֵא אִין אָבי דּהָכַנָא הוָא צֵביָנָא קדָמַיכּ .
Luke 10:21 - bāh bəšāᶜṯā rəwaz yešūᶜ bərūḥā dəqūḏšā wemmar mawde nā lāḵ ᵓāḇ mārā dašmayyā wəḏarᶜā dəḵasītt hālēn men ḥakkīme wəsakkūlṯāne waglayt ᵓenēn ləyalūḏe ᵓīn ᵓāḇ dəhāḵannā həwā ṣeḇyānā qəḏāmayk .
Luke 10:21 - Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν• ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι πάτερ, κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις• ναί, ὁ πατήρ, ὅτι οὕτως ἐγένετο εὐδοκία ἔμπροσθέν σου
Malachi 3:1 - הִנְנִ֤י שֹׁלֵחַ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔י וּפִנָּה־דֶ֖רֶךְ לְפָנָ֑י וּפִתְאֹם֩ יָב֨וֹא אֶל־הֵיכָל֜וֹ הָאָד֣וֹן׀ אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים וּמַלְאַ֨ךְ הַבְּרִ֜ית אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֤ם חֲפֵצִים֙ הִנֵּה־בָ֔א אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
Malachi 3:1 - hin'niy sholëªch mal'äkhiy ûfiNäh-derekh' l'fänäy ûfit'om yävô el-hëykhälô häädôn ásher-aTem m'vaq'shiym ûmal'akh' haB'riyt ásher-aTem cháfëtziym hiNëh-vä ämar y'hwäh tz'väôt
Luke 1:68 - ܡܒ݂ܰܪܰܟ݂ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܐܰܠܳܗܶܗ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܣܪܳܝܶܠ ܕ݁ܰܣܥܰܪ ܥܰܡܶܗ ܘܰܥܒ݂ܰܕ݂ ܠܶܗ ܦ݁ܽܘܪܩܳܢܳܐ ܀
Luke 1:68 - مبَرَك هُو مَاريَا اَلَاهِه دِايسرَايِل دَسعَر عَمِه وَعبَد لِه ڥُورقَانَا .
Luke 1:68 - מבַרַכ הוּ מָריָא אַלָהֵה דּאִיסרָיֵל דַּסעַר עַמֵה וַעבַד לֵה פּוּרקָנָא .
Luke 1:68 - məḇarraḵ ū māryā ᵓălāhēh dīsrāyel dasᶜar ᶜammēh waᶜḇaḏ lēh pūrqānā
Luke 1:68 - Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ
Revelation 22:20 - ܐܳܡܰܪ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܡܣܰܗܶܕ݂ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܐܺܝܢ ܐܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܰܥܓ݂ܰܠ ܬ݁ܳܐ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܀
Revelation 22:20 - ᵓāmar kaḏ məsahheḏ hālēn ᵓīn ᵓāṯe nā baᶜgal tā māryā yešūᶜ
Revelation 22:20 - اَمَر كَد مسَهِد هَالِين اِين اَتِا انَا بَعجَل تَا مَاريَا يِشُوع
Revelation 22:20 - אָמַר כַּד מסַהֵד הָלֵין אִין אָתֵא אנָא בַּעגַל תָּא מָריָא יֵשׁוּע
Revelation 22:20 - Λέγει ὁ μαρτυρῶν ταῦτα• ναὶ ἔρχομαι ταχύ ἀμήν, ναὶ ἔρχου, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ
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