December 4, 2009

Home Sweet Home

There is nothing quite like being at home, and I'd have to say that one of my favorite things about being home is going to church on Sundays with the people that have been in my life since I was about two years old. Hugging the older people that have taught me so much about life and have been encouraging me in my success in both faith and academics is so comfortable, and a good sermon is just the icing on the cake. I am about a week over-due in posing this, but last Sunday Brother David said,

"We cannot look to human beings, like ourselves, to learn more about ourselves."

One thing I have always focused on is knowing who I am. I don't think that search is ever complete, and there are periods in my life in which I feel that I may know myself more or less, but that concept is in the back of my mind. I find the way that we go about knowing ourselves interesting. Obviously the person that knows the most about each of us is God, the person who created us. So why do we continue to look at people that are just like us, people who are lost, confused, and broken, to teach us who we are? Why not learn more about ourselves by clinging to the creator who is, in fact, perfect?

This may seem a bit ironic since the purpose of this blog is to document quotes that stand out to me, invariably teaching me things or helping me gain perspective. But I think there is a difference in seeking wisdom from people like ourselves and in placing full responsibility on people like ourselves to teach us things. So, from now on when I find myself eager to learn more about myself, I hope that I can remind myself that divine intimacy is the only way.

Thinking Outloud