July 17 –Wednesday – Seek High but Foot on Ground – Wilson SVD

Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time  

Isaiah 10: 5-7, 13-16; Matthew 11: 25-27

Jesus praises and prays in the gospel today. Jesus observes in his prayer to His Father that it is not the learned and clever, the Scribes, the Pharisees, the religious experts, but ‘the infants’ who have been graced with the understanding of God’s mysteries. What is Jesus referring to? What has His Father hidden? Who are the wise and intelligent? Who are the infants?

Infants are curious to learn new things.

Infants have a willingness to learn.

Infants are not tired of asking questions.

Infants wonder and amaze at everything.

Infants always like to learn more.

Infants know well that they lack knowledge.

Infants do not hesitate to ask questions to known people.

Infants do not hesitate to explore.

Infants are humble and dependent on others.

Infants do not hesitate to share what they know.

Infants are vulnerable and stubborn.

Infants are not complicated or sophisticated.

Infants are open to learn and try new things.

Infants do not need a reason to be happy.

Infants do not hesitate to correct. 

Infants trust the teacher.

Our Takeaway

In other words, the infants stay on the ground while expediate their learning. The learned people acknowledge the limitations of their knowledge. Acceptance of one’s limitations is the beginning of wisdom. When the child in us is awakened, the learning accelerates. When I accept that I am insufficient, I will be filled in.

 

Wilson SVD

Divine Word Missionary