Scripture: Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;
Thought for the Day: Though a lot of quotes are attributed to Albert Einstein that, in fact, were not his, I’m pretty sure it was Einstein who wrote:
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Clearly, those words could be heard as a bit arrogant and elitist, but I don’t want to go there because I believe there is a lot of truth in what he says. Our culture has allowed everyone with a Facebook page or Blog to become an expert who clearly is not an expert. At the same time, these sharing venues have allowed for new ideas and insights to be offered and wonderful conversations to occur. This is good, but just because two friends click LIKE on your pithy thought does not make it worthy of a doctoral dissertation.
These thoughts might sound contrary to the words of Jesus in Matthew 11, but I would suggest that “infants” (or little ones) are able to see because they don’t think too much of themselves. They are not yet caught in our culture’s “I can’t let anyone see my weakness” mentality. And notice, it is these little ones who perceive the divine message…they did not create the divine message and are not presumptuous to think they did.
Prayer: Where great minds and ideas should be respected, O Lord, let me offer my respect. Where the simplicity of your message must be understood from a place of humility and simplicity, let me listen to those who do a better job of relinquishing their ego. Amen.
Rev. Peggy Edge
Area Minister of the CPA
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