Wednesday | June 05, 2024
Mark 12:24
Are you not misled because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
St. Boniface
Scriptural Instructions
I was on the deck assembling our new gas grill. It was a bright yet sweltering August day. I took the instruction manual and tossed it to the side. “How hard could it be?” I asked myself. “Just get it started.” I’m sure that it took me at least twice as long as it should have to piece together the new stainless-steel marvel. Additionally, I ended up in the hospital emergency department the next day, suffering from dehydration because I didn’t even stop for water breaks as I fumbled through the project.
If it’s important to know how to put a gas grill together or an entertainment center or even a tricycle on Christmas Eve, how much more important is it to be familiar with the ways of the Lord? Let us not be foolish enough to toss Scripture to the side. Being unfamiliar with the Scriptures can lead to spiritual dehydration. And, subsequently, to being easily misled.
- Terence Hegarty
2 Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 • Psalm 123:1-2 • Mark 12:18-27
