When we read scripture, our tendency is to interpret it in a way that is consistent with our current understanding or interpretation because this is the least effort and the most comfortable. We prefer to stay in our comfort zone. But there is still part of us, buried deep within, that yearns for a seeks objective truth. That part of us sometimes give us the slightest tickle when we bend the interpretation of the scripture to our current understanding. If instead, we learn to be sensitive to that tickle and meditate through it, considering the scripture from other (sometimes uncomfortable) perspectives, asking the Holy Spirit to open our minds and hearts to the truth or to a deeper truth, then we will grow. St. Paul teaches us in 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 to "Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil." This is not easy to do at first, but if we persist, like a child learning to ride a bicycle, we will get better at it and it will become more normal. This is the same pattern that we see in the path towards contemplative prayer, as described by many saints, such as St. Teresa of Avila in The Interior Castle. This is the path to enlightenment by the Holy Spirit.
