No matter who we are, if we want to find answers, we have to be able to hear the questions, and our ability to hear the questions that are asked can be obscured by the noise that sometimes surrounds us. Some questions - the most important ones - can only be answered once we have managed to filter out the noise. Without such a filter, we can easily become confused about the aim of our search.
Aware of the distractions that were keeping the people of his generation from finding their way, Jesus used the images of John the Baptist who came neither eating food nor drinking wine and the Son of Man who came eating and drinking (Jn 7:33-34) - opposite extremes, to illustrate the fact that the people of his generation seemed not to know what they really wanted.
We all need to ask the Lord to grant us the wisdom not to get lost in the noise that surrounds us. Rather, he can show us the way to truly listen with clarity for the guidance that he wants to offer us.
Have a great day.
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