In thinking through various difficult strains of theology, I was reminded of the poetic ability of G. K. Chesterton. The man never said anything extraordinary and yet almost every sentence was extra-ordinary. Like so many statements of the Bible, the words are clear and definitively true, yet challenging to follow resolutely. “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” He has an awareness of difficult threads of Scripture, yet a straightforward and simple admonishment to those who reason their way out of the obvious call of Christ. In the midst of exploring the galaxies of thought he states matter-of-factly “Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.” For our lack of comprehension is reason, not for plurality, but for a tight grasping of that truth which has been revealed in Holy Scripture. “Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an elegant name for ignorance.” So we turn to study the wisdom of God with great diligence, knowing that we could never comprehend the riches of our God, but could also never be disappointed by a single morsel of his majesty. “The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.”

O Come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer

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