“At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, ‘I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.’ Turning to the disciples, He said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.” Luke 10:21-24
There is a special openness in childlike faith. A child sees through unspoiled, innocent eyes. An adult has too much history, too much skepticism. A child accepts, and believes simply. An adult questions and needs proof, often when the truth is in plain sight.
Today’s Advent Gospel shows that God trusts his truth to those who are childlike, and hides it from those who are wise. I like to think He means those who ‘think’ they are wise; and that it is the childlike who are wise in ways unknown to them!
Through a veil of self importance kings and prophets of His time did not recognize the Truth when it was right before them. Let us seek the Truth through a veil of childlike simplicity. We will be blessed by what we see.
Advent Prayer: God, grant me a childlike wisdom that I may see and believe.
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