Human beings have made many discoveries and have understood more about nature.
But reflecting deeper on these discoveries, would mere human ability and capability be able to make these discoveries?
Certainly, human effort and ability and capability cannot be denied nor underestimated.
But we also acknowledge the revelation of God to humanity that led to the discoveries.
The 1st reading tells us that God reveals Himself to humanity in and through creation.
But the impiety and depravity of men exchanged the glory of the immortal God for a worthless imitation, for the image of mortal man, of birds, reptiles and other animals.
So it is a question of knowing who God is and understanding God’s revelation.
But even for those who profess their belief in God, they can also succumb to wrong thinking and practices.
In the gospel, Jesus pointed out the tendency of focusing on the wrong things.
Instead of focusing on internal spiritual state of purity, religious people can also end up looking at the externals and even think that it is more important.
But the 1st reading reminds us that for the upright, they will find their faith in God who will also reveal and draw them closer to Him.
Let us ask the Lord to cleanse our hearts and to enlighten us so as to see what He is revealing to us.