TRUSTING WHEN WE DO NOT KNOW

Jesus loved telling stories.  And we all love a good story.  His stories, or parables, take everyday things and suggest they can help us to see and become something more.  If we have no real feel for spiritual things, His stories will hit our ears but not our hearts.  If we do have a feel for spiritual things, His stories will open a map but only leave clues about the route and the destination.

But here's the thing.  I heard a story once upon a time about a guy who needed to see what went on between the seed and the soil.  So he kept digging the seed up to see what was happening.  I don't need to tell you how it ended!

It's clear that Jesus sees us differently, and I would say, with more grandeur than we see ourselves.  If you like, He sees what we are becoming as His parables play in our hearts and reshape them.  Here's an example.  Let's say we think we're a mustard seed.  Not just small but the smallest, not just unimportant, but the least important.  He thinks we're a tree. But the punchline can't be missed - a Tree that shelters and protects others!!!!! Now we have to rethink the whole experience.

So we entrust ourselves with every breath to His Kingdom.  We don't need to keep poking around to see how we're doing.  Probably not too good if we told the truth lol. But still He calls us on.  Telling us to trust Him.  Telling us to trust Him.

I'm sure you heard the story of President DeGaulle, who lived in the shadow of MontMarte.  Instead of saying reverently, " O Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in Thee."  He said, "O Sacred Heart of Jesus place all your trust in me."  Funny at one level, but I wonder sometimes if DeGaulle exposes a raw nerve in all of us who still think we're running the show!