Fourth Sunday in Lent

Will: If God created everything in the universe, did he create himself?

Jake: That’s a hard question that only wise men can answer, we should ask Webb.

Good thing Webb wasn’t in Dallas that day. Elie Wiesel, the noted author, recalls when he came home from school, his parents never asked him, “Did you give a good answer?” Instead, they asked, “ Did you ask a good question?”

There is so much that is new, strange, and puzzling. Yet we do not ask. Nobody wants to appear ignorant or stupid — especially this self-sufficient lone wolf. Yet we are here on Earth to learn, to do, to live. This Lent let’s stay open, stay willing, and stay teachable. Ignorance is slavery, learning keeps us free.Lent is a time to learn something new about ourselves. Lent is a time to ask God a few questions? When we ask a question about our self we open up, we expose, and we feel a certain vulnerability. It isn’t easy. Yet, the reward is there most assuredly. God never makes us feel stupid for asking, never puts us down, and only responds with a loving tone. If we listen we learn, and as we learn more about ourselves we are freed. So this Sabbath take a few minutes to ask God a question or two. Will, you asked a good question.

Webb