07-20-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
July 20, 2024
I have been allowing the words from Proverbs 19:2 to be a conversation partner the last few days. It says:

Desire without knowledge is not good,
and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.

For a number of things in my life right now, there is a need for discernment, and rarely is discernment done in a vacuum of ignorance or with rapid movement toward some predetermined goal. What does it mean to gather as much information without allowing speed to be the controlling factor? So often, people view prayer or meditative silence as the quick fix by which one attains God’s revelation. Maybe it does occur that way on occasion, but for most of us, seeking God’s desired way forward will be found with as much information as one can garner and the patience to play the long game of faithful discernment.

I seek to know you and how to move more faithfully in your ways of love, mercy, and justice. Help me to move thoughtfully and diligently, O Holy One. Amen.