Devotional Message from Rev. Mary White
“Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind…?”
– Job 38:36 (NIV)
HIDDEN MYSTERY
This particular verse is surrounded by a description of the Mystery that forms, permeates, and sustains creation. The Divine is described with such grandeur that words such as awe and majesty feel too small. My best response is silence, reverence, and deep humility. Even though the meaning of the original Hebrew is uncertain, it suggests to me that the same Mystery described in the rest of the text also permeates us. You are part of the creation being spoken of here.
In this scientific age, we know with our minds much more about how the natural world works than did the authors of these verses. Caught up in our stressful lives, with a scientific understanding of how the world works, our default position may be to dismiss or ignore the Mystery that inspires this poetic passage—that Mystery which continues to sustain and permeate all of creation.
Excerpt From: Betty Lynn Schwab. “Rising with the Morning Star.”
Reflective Questions
Can we allow our hearts to be broken open to the majesty and awe of creation? Can we feel in our physical bodies, imperfect as they are, the mystery of their creation? When did you last take the time to have a look and be aware of the marvellous creation you are?
Keep safe, Keep connected.
An amazing promise is incorporated into the prophet’s declaration when he says, “Nor shall any be missing.” It seems that every generation posts its own sad list of the missing.
Blessings and the strength of Love be with you.
Rev. Mary