"For the
foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger
than man’s strength."
When our eight-year-old son was a little younger and not quite beyond
such things, my wife and I would read to him a wonderfully simple book called "Guess
How Much I Love You." In it, a young jackrabbit would say to an older one (I always
thought a father rabbit) that he loved the father more than "this," and would
hold open his arms wide. "Well," said the father, "I love you more than
this," and he’d open his arms wider.
This loving one-upmanship would go on and on until the little rabbit
sleepily would say, "I love you from here to the moon." As the little one slept,
the father would say he loved him that much too -- and back. Our son would smile or
snuggle, but I’d think, "If only he knew that that doesn’t even begin to
describe our love for him."
If that’s the case, then perhaps God looks at us and ponders the
same thought. As today’s reading says, God’s most foolish moments (who could
imagine such a thing!) are far wiser than the thoughts of the most knowledgeable people.
And the strongest willed and moral of people aren’t even in the same ballpark as God.
We might be a bit baffled or in awe to try and contemplate God’s
love and strength for us, but don’t worry. He loves us enough to have sent his only
son to die on the cross for us. How much does God love us? That much.
