The motif of the secret or hidden Messiah in Mark’s Gospel reminds us that ofttimes God obscures the truth from us. God is present, all around us at every moment, constantly speaking to us but is not easily seen or heard. Jesus says again and again: let those with eyes see, let those with ears hear.
What he means is that, if you’re prepared and trained, you can see God all around us, all the time. But you have to do the work to be able to recognize God’s presence.
Baseball is very different to me after taking time to study the game and how it’s played. Same with Golf. Same with birdwatching…
Maybe you’ve had that same experience?
How much more would your life and its events be filled with meaning and contextualized into God’s Salvation history if you were to take the time to prepare your eyes and ears to see the hidden mysteries and meanings that surround us.
You can find the sermon at this link.
1 Kings 19:11-13
New International Version
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Listening and paying close attention = La Grande Chartreuse. You might enjoy this movie: Into Great Silence.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Great_Silence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1w1DDdH1I is the Trailer