Far too often, we try to absolutize the Infinite.
We take our small, human statements about God
and treat them as if they could hold the whole mystery.
And when that happens, those statements harden—
they become idols, false ultimates—
because the living God can never be reduced
to an object or a definition.
Yet to speak of God at all,
we only have the language of earth.
Finite words reaching toward an Infinite Love.
So what we say about God can be true,
but never the whole truth.
Our words can point,
but they cannot contain.
That is the tension alive in today’s Gospel.
The Jews raise stones because Jesus, a man,
dares to speak the divine Name.
Their categories are too small
to imagine that God could walk among them.
But Jesus doesn’t argue concepts.
He simply points to the Father’s works:
“If you cannot believe my words,
believe the works.”
It is His gentle way of saying:
Let God be bigger than your definitions.
Let mystery stretch your heart.
Let the Father reveal Himself
in ways your mind cannot yet hold.
And maybe that is our invitation today—
to stop trying to control God with concepts
and simply let Him be God.
To bow before the mystery,
to trust the works of His love,
and to let the Infinite draw near
in ways only the heart can understand.
Prayer
Lord, You are the Infinite One
whom no word can contain
and no concept can hold.
Keep my heart humble before Your mystery.
Free me from the idols I make
when I try to control You with my mind.
Teach me to trust Your works,
to welcome Your presence,
and to let You be God in my life today.
Amen.
