Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 / Matthew 7:15-20
The phrase “frog in the well” gives an imagery to what it means.
It refers to someone with a narrow perspective or with limited knowledge.
It is like being similar to a frog that only knows the small world inside the well, and cannot conceive of anything larger than that of the well.
In the 1st reading, Abram was lamenting that he still did not have an heir of his own flesh and blood, even though God had promised him a son.
There is a rather casual phase that changed Abram’s perception.
God took Abram outside, and He said: Look up to heaven and count the stars if you can. Such will be your descendants.
And Abram put his faith in the Lord who counted this as making him justified.
In the gospel, Jesus told His disciples to beware of false prophets.
False prophets will tell people to look at the world and to gain whatever they can.
False prophets will tell us to be happy and stay in the well.
But true prophets will tell us to look up and beyond this world to the promises of God.
True prophets will tell us to come out of the well and wonder at the marvels of God.
May we come out of our narrow perspectives and limited knowledge and see the wonders and marvels of God’s love for us.