Questions usually emerge in that first hour of prayer. Sometimes the questions are practical, focusing upon prioritizing and moving towards some choice or plan. Often, though, it is a time to dwell in wonder. To simply wonder about a sight or situation enables me to cultivate a patient acceptance of the limits of my human knowledge. Wonder moves me to receptivity -- hands, heart and mind wide open to the gift of what might be bestowed in the space that is free from my need to know specific points of what I see as reality.
I have learned that once I feel certain about something, there is often an end to the attitude of wonder. In other words, I may be prone to pray less frequently about something once the questions I had about the situation seem to be answered. This is not necessarily a good thing.
If I am really living in a way that is open to the dynamic presence of the Holy Spirit, then all things and all situations are constantly in a process of movement to yet another phase of God's will for mission and purpose of this life I call mine. There is always more going on than what meets the eye, or that makes sense to my brain.
A good question may be more life giving and generate more creativity than a solid answer. Consider the following quote, and accept what it may say to you about any questions you ponder:
Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.
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A wise woman of God said something like this to me today: I shouldn't let the searching for answers make me uneasy; the thing to remember now is that God loves you and cares for you. You can delight in the wonder. Perhaps [the Holy One] is calling you into greater understanding of the mystery of our faith.
Thanks be to God!
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