Matthew 11:25-6 - Then Jesus said, "I thank you Father that you have hidden these things from the wise and revealed them to the foolish for such was your will."
This makes me think about parables and Jesus' use of them. He used them knowing that those he was talking with would get them, if they opened the ears of their heart. If you overthink a parable, it becomes mush and can tell the opposite story. The people who thought themselves wise did not like what Jesus had to say. It was the simple that Jesus lifted up. Not because they were simple but because their faith was not mixed up with their education.
So, what message can this possibly have for us today? there is a strong suspicion in some circles in the US against education. As if education is a bad thing. Today, we need a little education to understand Jesus' parables simply because we live in a vastly different culture and time. We need to learn about Jesus' time and then translate the message, right?
I think we need to have a healthy discernment about wisdom and education and faith. Our lives will be an ever turning pendulum, swinging too far in either direction. Imaged this way, the goal can be to reduce the swing - to be able to discern when we need to be wise and when we need to listen to the heart's wisdom.
Grant us wisdom to know when to speak, when to be silent, when to accept, and when to have the courage to change what we can.
B
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