The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/092813.cfm) reminds me that there are times we will not understand God’s wisdom.
We were trained to understand things. In school, even if you don’t necessarily memorize the formulas, if you understand its application, you’ll most probably be able to solve problems. After readings passages and books, there are questions to see if we understood what was just read.
However, we see in the gospel, that even the disciples did not understand everytime what Jesus tells them. Even if they have been spending time with them and Jesus directly talking to them, they did not understand. Yes, it says that it’s meaning is hidden from them, but they did not even ask Jesus what he meant. We do not know if Jesus will explain it to them had they asked, but the fact is they did not ask.
How about us? What do we do when we don’t understand things that are happening to us?
We should have faith. God’s wisdom is different from ours. We may not understand things, but we just need to have faith in God, knowing he has the best intentions for us. We should not be frustrated because we do not know or do not understand. Ganun talaga, may mga bagay na hindi natin ma iintindihan no matter hard we try to understand it or make sense of it. What is important is we pray for an open heart, and continue having faith, and like the disciples, wait on God’s perfect timing when he will reveal these things to us. The disciples did not understand these things, but when God sent the holy Spirit on Pentecost, their hearts and minds were opened and understood everything. Let us have faith that in God’s perfect time and way, we will understand too.
Father God,
Thank you for today. Thank you for another weekend. Lord, I pray that I be able to give you glory with the things I will do this weekend. Lord, give me a heart that will continue to pray and trust you even if I do not understand a lot of things that are happening in my life. I have faith that in your perfect time and perfect way, I will understand these things. Amen.
Blessed weekend!
In Christ,
-g-
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