12 Oct 2015
Children and older people tend to do it better: they take
things on faith. And children,
especially, are better at just being awed by something; they don’t necessarily
have to have something proven to them
in order for them to believe it. And
that’s where Jesus seems to be calling us today—as a culture, and as a people
of faith.
You know, science and debate are so much a part of our
culture—and they have been for centuries—that it’s almost second nature for us
to say: “Prove it.” And, of course, a
lot of the time, that’s good. We hear
about global warming, and we say: “Prove it.”
We hear presidential candidates say they’re going to be fiscally
responsible, and we say: “Prove it.”
And then we hear Jesus say, “I am the Bread of life,” or
something else and people say: “Prove it.”
And there . . . a line has been crossed.
Whenever our culture says: “Prove it,” we set ourselves up as the ones who determine what’s true and what isn’t. Of course, with politics, finances, and
science that works; but not with God.
While many other people tell Jesus to “prove it,” we don’t. Instead, it’s our pleasure—as a people of
faith—to just sit back and let God be the One who knows what’s true and what
isn’t. Whether it’s Scripture or the
Eucharist or the way the Holy Spirit works in the Church, as children of God,
we can simply marvel at all the Lord does.
If our society today had a motto, it would probably be: “Prove
it.” But the motto of the children of
God is: “I believe.” When it comes to
our God, we believe; and we do it joyfully and with wonder. And that is sufficient for us.
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