I've been listening to Leonard Sweet's book
"So Beautiful" as I can on the bus. In chapter 19, he writes:
Honest disciples gulp rather than gargle at the fountain of knowledge. Life is filled with difficult questions. If disciples are not as wise as Solomon, they are at least honest about not having all the answers.
As Moses found out on the peaks of Mt. Sinai, the closer he journeyed to God the more he was enveloped in mist and unknowing. As Aaron found out at the foot of Mt. Sinai, the farther people journeyed from God the more they became certain of what God looks like and cast the golden calf
Pilgrim people are a learning people, disciple means learner…
Between this quote and the ones I posted
here. I am becoming cautious about someone who does seem to "know it all" and am becoming more receptive to those who have a calm uncertainty.
1 comment:
"If disciples are not as wise as Solomon, they are at least honest about not having all the answers."
That resonates with me as well. I am troubled by especially spiritual leaders who have every answer. Abuse and control follows too closely.
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