In love we desire our beloved, indeed the presence of our beloved is that which sparks the desire. This is because the presence of the one we love testifies to the fact that what we know of them is only a fragment of what is still to be discovered. This helps us understand why Augustine said, ‘For certainly nothing can be loved unless it is known.’52 Hence we see here that seeking God is not some provisional activity which precedes the goal of finding, but is itself evidence of having already found.
