In our Gospel today, Jesus tells us that our faith should be "childlike." Children's understanding of the world is based on personal experience and first-hand knowledge. Let us develop that kind of faith—not the God whom we have heard about, but the God whom we have met.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction – July 16th, Mid-Summer Reflection
00:19 Gospel: Wisdom Revealed to the Childlike
00:31 Scholars vs. Personal Knowledge
00:48 What Jesus Really Means by "Childlike"
01:01 Children Know Through Experience
01:30 Invitation to Know Jesus Personally
01:43 Jesus Makes God Tangible and Real
02:00 The Call to Childlike Faith
02:05 St. Thomas Aquinas: Humility and Knowledge
02:24 His Experience of God Beyond Books
02:36 Seeking God Personally
02:46 Encountering God in Prayer and Silence
03:01 Letting Personal Relationship with Jesus Transform Us