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== "the wise and the learned" == | == "the wise and the learned" == | ||
My conversion has been an intellectual journey. I was catechized by thoughtful priests and by the Sunday Missal, which helped me to understand – rather adult-like -- the Liturgy. I came through [[Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)|RCIA]] intellectually. I still have felt that faith without reason, i.e. childlike faith, is not a complete faith, although every time my dog shows his love for me, unreasoned and unconditional, I fall back upon the intellect’s obstructions to pure faith | My conversion has been an intellectual journey. I was catechized by thoughtful priests and by the Sunday Missal, which helped me to understand – rather adult-like -- the Liturgy. I came through [[Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)|RCIA]] intellectually. I still have felt that faith without reason, i.e. childlike faith, is not a complete faith, although every time my dog shows his love for me, unreasoned and unconditional, I fall back upon the intellect’s obstructions to pure faith. | ||
St. Pope John Paul’s “[[Two Wings of Truth: gifts of faith and reason|two wings]]” of faith and reason have helped enormously, but until today Matthew 11:25 has remained a mystery. | |||
Jesus did not say the "wise and the learned" cannot know the Father. His prayer to the Father in Matthew 11 concludes ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?27 Mt 11:27]), | |||
All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him." | All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him." | ||
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I see that the Greek taken as “to the childlike” can also be seen as “to the innocent,”<ref>[https://netbible.org/bible/Matthew+11 Matthew 11 | Lumina (netbible.org)]</ref> which fits context just as well as a contrast to “the wise and the learned.” But that’s not the point! Intellect that is humble is childlike. Intellect that yearns to find God is childlike. Intellect that submits to the Father is both childlike and innocent. Intellect that believes is like the child who adores and obeys his father | I see that the Greek taken as “to the childlike” can also be seen as “to the innocent,”<ref>[https://netbible.org/bible/Matthew+11 Matthew 11 | Lumina (netbible.org)]</ref> which fits context just as well as a contrast to “the wise and the learned.” But that’s not the point! Intellect that is humble is childlike. Intellect that yearns to find God is childlike. Intellect that submits to the Father is both childlike and innocent. Intellect that believes is like the child who adores and obeys his father | ||
== Child of the Father == | |||
"Childlike” our Priest explained, is to have a father – the Father. Childlike is to respect, recognized, obey and love the Father. A "childlike" faith is humble, honest, and yearning for the Father. Such faith may be that of a child -- pure, unquestioning love for one's protector. | |||