Revelation in Time

Gospel: Mark 4: 21-25

" Things are hidden, only to be revealed at a later time." Jesus uses this phrase in reference to tools and implements in our everyday lives.  We do not always have lamps lit and out in the open.  Only when we need light in a room do we turn on the lamp.  The same is true of our phone apps.  We may have dozens on our phone, and we only use them at particular times when needed.  When they are not in use, they remain hidden in the background of our phones.

And so it is with God's wisdom.  It is given to us at the appropriate times of our lives when it is needed.  A person could take a course on death and dying, but it would have no relevance to their life or work until one is in the moment with those experiencing death.  It is only then that God's wisdom comes to us and we are able to experience God's revelation.  

The spiritual life is not something that can be learned in a textbook.  Spiritual reading is important, but the real wisdom of the spiritual life comes from a continual dialogue with God and a daily reflection and examination of our lives.  For it is there that God reveals himself and his wisdom to us all; it is the experiences of life that are the common textbook of all humanity around which we can all have profound reflections and conversations with one another.