The Gospel we hear today is part of the Gospel that is proclaimed when we have the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. We are going to hear the final part of that reading from the anointing of the sick at daily Mass tomorrow. We heard it proclaimed at our Sunday Mass a couple of weeks ago. There is a tension in the Gospel in what the wise and the learned have learned versus what is contained in the hearts of the children. This is a real tension in our lives of faith as well: responding out of our minds, our knowledge and our intellect versus responding out of our compassion, joy, and enthusiasm that we have in our hearts. There is a time for both, and we must temper the balance between these two sides of our faith. As you all know, I love learning new thing and love reading. Reading and learning are important on our journey of faith. Our experiences, our action of love and charity, and our prayers are important today. A lot of the ancient philosophers spoke about how balance is so important in our lives. That is important in our lives of faith as well.
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