2 Sam 7:4-17 / Mark 4:1-20
If seeing is believing, then there is more than meets the eye. Because we may not comprehend everything at first glance or at the first encounter.
So seeing does not necessarily equate to understanding, and looking does not necessarily equate to comprehending.
When Jesus told the parable of the sower and the seeds, the people knew what He was talking about because they could see it happening almost every day.
But when Jesus was alone, His disciples asked Him what the parables meant. They knew there was something more than just a story about the sowing techniques or where to plant seeds.
And even for David in the 1st reading, he thought that the next obvious thing to do was to build the House of God, now that things are more settled and in place.
But man does not see as God sees, nor does man think as God thinks. And hence the prophet Nathan was sent to David to help him understand the plans of God.
So there is always more that meets the eye and the mind.
Whatever plans that we make and think that it is the most obvious or natural thing to do, let us bring it before the Lord in prayer.
God will reveal to us more than we can see or think, and even lead us to understand and comprehend the ways of God.