Contemplative Bible Reading

Daniel 2:24 (New Living Translation)

²⁴ Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.”

The all-powerful king had a dream that troubled him. The wise men of Babylon were given the impossible task of not only interpreting the dream but also describing it without any hints. As with all impossible tasks, they failed and they were sentenced to death. Being a wise man of Babylon had its drawbacks.

Daniel realized that the task was impossible to humans, but trivial to Jehovah God. Note Daniel’s first statement, “Don’t kill the wise men.” He didn’t first say, “I can do it!” or “God will tell me!” or any number of other things.

His first statement was, “Don’t kill the wise men.”

Enough is enough. We have killed enough men, women, and children. There has been enough suffering. Please. Let’s stop that now. We have belittled enough persons. We have called too many persons too many names in the cause of this or that worthy cause. Enough is enough.

There are many (hi)stories in the Bible where this was the first and last thing stated. Enough. Let’s stop here. Let’s end the human suffering. Jesus healed many first before he taught. End the human suffering. Enough.