Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.”
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, September 6, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
We’re all in trouble then, aren’t we. Because anyone who claims to understand the timing of the end of the world or even what, exactly, the end of the world will be is… well… completely full of it. So does that make us all wicked? Well, in some ways, yes. At least, if “wicked” means imperfect. (Also, I love how “wicked” in New England means “going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree.” Like, you are wicked cool. (I’m talking to you, reader, because you are.)
But I digress (as I so often do).
As I said yesterday, none of us knows the day or the hour. Jesus was pretty clear on that. It doesn’t matter how wise I am, there are things in life that I am just never going to understand. And honestly? I kind of love that. I adore the idea of God as mystery. Of life as mystery. Of creation as mystery. If we already understood everything, I think things would be terribly boring. I’ve acquired a fair amount of wisdom in my almost 53 years, but I have no illusions that I’ll ever arrive at point where I am “wise.” Thank God for walking with me on this mysterious journey, and for all the joy I get out of delving deeper and deeper as I go.
Do I feel as if I have some wisdom? What does that mean to me?
