Isaiah 11:1-10 / Luke 10:21-24
A cup that is already filled to the brim cannot be filled further.
Pouring anything into a cup that is already filled would be wasted.
So, the logical thing to do would be to empty the cup before anything else can be poured in.
Similarly, if we think we already know a lot, then we might not be that open to further knowledge.
Also, when it comes to the mysteries of God, we must remember that God’s ways are not our ways, and God’s thoughts are also not our thoughts.
Even if we are learned and clever, there are also many things about God that we do not know of and that we may not really understand.
And if we are truly learned and clever, then we would also be open to how God will reveal His ways to us.
Just as God reveals His ways to open-minded children, we also need to pray that we will have the mind of a child.
Then we may be able to understand what the 1st reading is saying.
The ways of God are peace and harmony, and those who are filled with the knowledge of God will believe in it.
May we be like little children, and may God grant us the wisdom to know that His ways are higher than our ways, and that His thoughts are deeper than our thoughts.