We have come to be such a science-driven, fact-extracting, knowledge-based culture, that it's easy to see how more and more people come to reject the stories of the faith (and ultimately the faith itself) because the writings don't sift freely through the filters we've conditioned ourselves to have as we process information. This proverb is apt for our time because we seem to be leaning more and more upon our understanding. But even if we were to uncover all the secrets of creation, do we think we can uncover the secrets of the Creator? And if we do come to understand something to be a certain way, does that mean it necessarily is as we understand it? Do you have people in your life who presume to understand you, and yet you feel misunderstood? How much more so with God I wonder? We only have five senses, and there are even realities of creation we can't comprehend, so let's be slow to assume we know everything and maintain a respect for the mysteries of Creator as well.
Readings: Genesis 23:1-24:51; Matthew 8:1-17; Psalm 9:13-20; Proverbs 3:1-6
