Forty years ago, we were sitting in front of the television absorbing every second of what was happening.  We heard the words, One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, uttered by Neil Armstrong.  I do not think about this historic event every day of my life.  Yet, when reminded of this particular day, I could not help but to go back to that time and relive its power.

Now it is 2009.  I wonder what our children will have in forty years to look back to and relive the moment?  My personal prayer is they have something to bring them back; to draw them like a magnet and remember.  The images, the sounds, the emotions, seeing the flag waving, hoping and praying that these men will make it back—this incredible encounter with the unknown helped in my spiritual formation.  No doubt we have God who is bigger than we can imagine and is willing to share the universe with us.

Maybe this is the real message of all of Holy Scripture.  God wants God’s people to take the risk of journeying with God witnessing the vastness of God.  God wants God’s people to embrace the unknown of creation and to simply trust that what God has in store is and will be remarkable.

Can you imagine how much has been discovered, encountered, understood and accepted since the times of Adam and Eve?  I am glad for all these  discoveries.  And yet, I am envious of those back then.  For look at how much they would experience as they relied in God to be their guide and to lead them into knowledge of God’s kingdom.
We do live in a world and society which gives us some technological advancement.  The question remains is do we still have that sense of awe and wonder stemming from the vastness of God?  I hope so.  We need the unknown of God to motivate us into continuing the walk with God.

In the Gospel of John, the disciples drop their nets to follow Jesus.  Along the way, they question Jesus as to what they will encounter.  Jesus response was always, Come and see.

Even in this day of thinking we know everything we need to know, thinking we have done all we can do, Christ in our hearts still whispers, Come and see.  There is so much more to God, to life, to this world God wants us to be a part of.  Whenever we think we have God totally figured out God, God surprises us.

Each day of our lives, instead of ruminating what has been discovered, we listen to that whisper of God’s, Come and see.  Here is we get a glimpse of the fullness of God only to realize there is more.  One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Yours in Christ,
Father Scotty+