When we do not know…

The readings today show the different reactions of people when they do not know, when they do not understand…

In the first reading, David was so saddened after learning the death of the warriors, especially Saul and Jonathan. They were really close to him, and David, even if Saul did some not so good things to David before, remembered the goodness in Saul, the greatness in him. He also has only kind words for Jonathan. Indeed, David was really in grief – yet he did not question God. He did not know why this happened, but instead of questioning, he turned to God in prayer.

The gospel shows us how other people respond to things they don’t understand. Jesus relatives thought he was crazy because he was so busy doing God’s work, he did not even have time to eat. Siguro normal talagang maging busy when serving God, that’s why people usually ask: “why do you serve?” or “what do you get from that” or “wouldn’t you like to sleep rather that do that?” Well, Jesus got that from his relatives. Instead of supporting Jesus, they thought he was out of his mind.  Instead of trying to understand and support, they thought Jesus was crazy.

The readings obviously tell us how we should respond when we do not know God’s reason for allowing things to happen, or when we do not know what to do at all. May we be inspired by David and seek God more, especially when we do not know… May we have faith in his word, that If we seek him with all of our heart, we will find him, we will know his will for us (Jeremiah 29:13).

God bless!