They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you." He said to them, "You examine the face of heaven and earth, but you have not come to know the one who is in your presence, and you do not know how to examine the present moment." (91 Thomas)

This is my common experience, perhaps our common experience.

We know so much. We can spend our days in detailed examination of great mysteries.

But too often this knowledge and seeking after more knowledge can simply distract me from the present moment and the one in my very presence.

I increasingly perceive that God-is-with-us. The wholeness and fulfillment of God is accessible today, now, in this present moment.

But we must notice. Even more we must choose to be in the moment.

The synoptic parallels are Matthew 16:1-4 and Luke 12:54-56.