WHEN SMART ISN'T SO MUCH

In Fr. Richard Rohr's today's “Daily Meditation" on paradox, he quotes a teaching of St. Paul. Rohr writes, if this is true, "then everything is a disguise: weakness is really strength, wisdom is really foolishness, death is really life, matter is really spirit, religion is often slavery, and sin itself is actually the trap door into salvation.”

This is exciting to me because of my blinding flash which I blogged about on September 20, 2010. The thought given me then was: What if all I see in my reasoning-mind world is a mirror image of God’s world…thus, left is right, bad is good, weak is strong, smart isn’t, etc.

This explains the experience that I'm guessing we've all had, i.e., the dread of a future happening that turned out to be for our best and/or the anticipation of a wonderful something that, when it arrived, was disappointing...and then some.

Rohr’s description of St. Paul’s teaching encourages me to ponder again and deeper: what if my so-called troubles are simply the result of my trying to fix what I perceive as “bad” or trying to cling to that which I perceive as “good.” 

Again I learn the value of keeping an open mind, of giving myself permission to be neither right nor wrong...yet. To actively sit and wait on the Lord. 

This surely gives impetus to acceptance as the answer…no matter the question.

Thank You.