It Was So Obvious

From a tv show, two Soviet spies in a heated argument —

Him: “If you’re wrong, we’d be giving up

the greatest intelligence success

since we got the atom bomb.”

Her: “That’s what we always say

right before our people die for nothing.”

Him: [silence]

Her: “And the next thing

we always say is,

‘It was so obvious.'”

— The Americans,  season 1, episode 13

Something about that exchange haunts me. Something about having the kind of certainty that’s unfounded. Something about blind, unthinking, even faddish faith.

By contrast, our old buddy St. Paul says, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)  Scripture also warns, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Philippians 2:12)

Pretty serious stuff.  It’s so obvious.