As I was in worship and contemplating that which cannot be contemplated the phrase “boggles the mind” came to me. It is not a technical scholarly phrase. I can’t find it in my theology books. As you know it is not original. It is appropriate in some contexts.
There are many things that almost boggle the mind. When I consider the blessings of my life it is not beyond imagination, just hard to believe. When I looked at a new born grandchild I almost got boggled but I knew others who had been there and I was one myself. The beauty of a spring morning in wildflower season can make your sox curl. If I ever did it, a hole in one would make me think I was alseep.
But contemplating God goes a step beyond. It is like a math formula, ∞ * ∞. Our minds can only approach it because we were created in the image of God. Our dog will never even know there is an idea past his food bowl.
I don’t expect to get unboggled in this life. Even in eternity it is doubtful. In the mean time I have the joy of getting a glimpse of glory.
homo unius libri
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Opus 2023-191: Boggles
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