The incident is but one small example of a truth that we experience in much more profound ways every day of our lives. It's the fact that we interpret what we see and experience through filters. Nate's deduction about the Ben Franklin sign makes perfect sense once his filter is understood. This doesn't mean, of course, that our filters always work against us. When our assumptions are accurate, so are our conclusions.
Clear filters lead to clear perceptions.
Yet too often our filters are clouded by misleading notions, that lead us to conclusions which hit wide of the mark of reality. This fact has critical implications for our walk of faith. Even then we fear that he is probably too busy with global concerns to take an interest in the little details of our life. The gospel message strongly challenges our natural assumptions about God. It provides us with an exceedingly positive filter for viewing God and his work in our lives.