The Pharisees think they have
the answers. They are always are criticizing Jesus and trying to bring him
down. They try to entrap him and
ensnare, focusing so much on that that they are open to the wisdom and goodness
that he is trying to bring to them. As Jesus says, they reject the
prophets that God sends to them, they are unwilling to see the signs that God
sends them. Pope Francis, in an interview
with America Magazine last year, had this to say about the openness we
need to have for God in our lives: “If
one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not
with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The
great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for
doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be
humble.” As we search for God in our
lives, are we concentrating so much on the answers we think we have, that we aren’t
open to hear God’s voice as it comes to us in unexpected ways? We need to be open to mystery, ambiguity,
and uncertainty. We to be open to truly
listening not only to God, but to our brothers and sisters, to their lives and
their journeys. No, we don’t always all the
answers. But that’s ok.
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