Seek, then, Jesus, whom thou hast lost, for He would be sought, and is desirous to be found, for He Himself saith: Every one that seeketh findeth. The seeking is painful, but the finding is joyful; do, therefore, after the counsel of the wise man, if thou wilt find Him: If thou shalt seek wisdom (that is Jesus) like silver, and as treasures shalt dig her up, then shalt thou understand the fear of our Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God. It behoveth thee to delve deep in thy heart, for therein Jesus is hid, and cast out perfectly all loves and likings, sorrows and fears of all earthly things, and so shalt thou find wisdom, that is Jesus. (John Climacus)

Jesus is not hiding, but we have hidden Jesus.

We cannot excise Jesus from our heart - our identity - but we can clutter our identity and neglect Jesus.

Jesus also might have left God at the margins, but he made the better choice and shows us how to restore God to the center of our identity.

We are children of God. Jesus is already in our heart. Our choice is not a matter of radical change, but honest acceptance of our fundamental identity.

We are playing hide-and-seek with Jesus. Olly-olly-oxen-free.