Today's gospel passage begins with a question that is asked of Jesus: Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife? (Mk 10:2). Within the words that are spoken by the Pharisees, there is a hidden hope: they either want him to change the teaching or they want to put his teachings to the test.
Every adolescent will - at some point - challenge the rules, and it seems that this is what the Pharisees are trying to do with Jesus. Did they want him to change the teaching or were they out to challenge him, hoping to find some weakness in his arguments? Even in adulthood, there are times when we would prefer to challenge the rules that God has established for us, but there is a deeper lesson to be learned here too.
True wisdom always stands the test of time. If God's laws have indeed stood the test of time, why is it that we should think that God should change the rules just for us? Instead, should we not ask a different question: how can we approach the author of such wisdom, and ask for the gift of this wisdom to be shared with us - at the level of our hearts?
Have a great day.
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