Living with Mystery

As much as we desire to know how everything works in life, there are limitations to what we understand. How does a plant create food from sunlight, or how do the roughly 100 billion neurons in the brain create the sense of consciousness? Some of us are more adept at figuring these things out, but there are many mysteries nobody completely understands. Despite our limited knowledge photosynthesis and neuroscience, we can rely on plants for food and trust our minds to guide us through life.

The mystery of the presence of Christ is similar in many ways. In this week’s passage from the Gospel of John, we read about Jesus appearing to his disciples in a locked room, yet they have no idea how he got there. They could hear, see, and touch him, but they had no idea how he came to them. Likewise, we can sense the presence of Christ in our own lives, but we have no way of knowing the details of how the Holy Spirit moves and works in the world. Join us this Sunday as we reflect the mystery of the resurrection and celebrate the baptism of three of our children.