Fascinated by the Glory

23Apr/110

Fascinated by the Glory

Reason and Faith. In this day and age, much like the false dichotomy of creation and evolution as mutually-exclusive realities, it is sadly common to hear the humanists pretend that these two sisters are unrelated. In fact, Reason and Faith are as integrally confused as psyche and soma of men.

Part of the absolute brilliance of God's Creation is that it knows no bounds. There is not anywhere a man who can say he has pondered all of Creation and run out of things to consider.

The vastness of space. The infinite nature of the Greater Cosmos. There is no limit. To the micro, a Universe in the opposite direction. Endless.

Just when one claims to have grasped the intricacies and interrelatedness of this and that, another tendril is found - another relationship discovered.

It is most common for men of an age to believe that theirs has discovered and achieved the pinnacle. It is common for men to hope against hope to explain to satisfaction the spheres of the heavens and earth. But it is never the case that he has. From age to age, he toils in the dirt, going deeper and deeper. He peers into the sky, further and further. He dives in the oceans, embracing her crushing weight. But what he finds is that he has been surprised. Mystified. This "pinnacle" or that "pinnacle" always reveals yet another.

Oh, Man, do you not know that God intended these riddles to inform your faith? Do you not know, you whose spirit is stirred up in discovering this or that... that this fabric was woven for you, by God? Do you not understand that these are signposts? And, if so, how is it you glorify yourselves when you grasp the Infinite Glory of God's Creation?

You who "discover" ignore He who covered. And yet lay claim to a knowledge intended for you to unfurl.

My friends: the more I contemplate the Cosmos, the Deeps, the Ages, the Tapestry of the Faith... the more I consider this or that... the conviction grows.

Reason informs Faith.

None but the most cynical of men may say this is an accident... this is a statistical occurrence... this - all that we see - all that we suppose - all that we can explain - and all that we cannot is nothing but a convenient soup having nothing to do with God.

No. In my estimation. In my humble and prideful estimation... only the most invincibly ignorant sees the reality of the Law around him and yet glorifies himself.

Easter is a challenge to many otherwise reasonable minds. How, exactly, do you expect me to believe that this God exists? That this Jesus character was God Made Flesh? That this God of yours permitted himself to suffer at the hands of men - His creation, or so you say? Then, this Man-God, who you claim was all man, all God, after allowing himself to be nailed to a cross until death... comes back to life? Preposterous!

To this I say: what microscope, what telescope has blinded you from reason? How is it, oh cynical, scientific mind... reasonable mind... that you have permitted yourself to see without seeing, hear without hearing, discover without discovering?

The pieces Providence permits you to see reveal a Mosaic which you refuse to confess - which you cannot recognize while you have your inner eye covered with scales.

Believe. Follow the signposts. Your Reason is the image and likeness of He who created you. Follow it. Follow it honestly and let it inform you. I promise you, if you do this, Faith will take hold and sprout in the soil of your soul.

Happy Easter to everyone. Happy pagan egg day or earth day to you who know better.