The Church of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Paul shared their gospel meditation from the church's Aug. 23 bulletin.

“The only way to know God is to love God,” the meditation said. “Our minds will never fully grasp the mystery of God, but our hearts and souls can learn to love the mystery.”

In our current day and age, it is difficult to believe what we are told. There is so much conflicting information and it can be challenging— if not impossible— to take what we hear at face value.

“Questioning and doubting are healthy elements of any good relationship as long as we don’t allow them to turn us away from a deeper experience of love and encounter,” the meditation continued. “The very same trust that can quickly be eroded is exactly what is essential for all of our relationships, especially our relationship with God.”

When Simon Peter told Jesus that he was the Son of God, the knowledge that he was conveying was not based on logic. If it were, it would not have been a notable observation for Simon Peter to have made. Rather, it was a knowledge of the heart, because he may not have understood how Christ became incarnate but nevertheless accepted it as the truth.

“The silent exchange of love between friends, and not an intellectual exercise of the mind, brought Peter to this place,” the meditation said.

We cannot always logically understand the mysteries of God, but we are not called to do so. We are called to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and trust in him with all that we are.

“The vastness of reality and an encounter with incomprehensible mystery all lead us to profound silence where we simply know something to be true,” the meditation concluded.

When we trust ourselves to God, we will find peace beyond all measure.