Today's first reading immediately focuses our attention on a power that God wishes each of us, not just some of us, to possess.We can ask ourselves this question about this particular power: "Do I possess wisdom, the wisdom Jesus tries to embed in our hearts, in our lives?
Surely some may describe this unique virtue as teh ability to make good decisions, to brng good people into their lives. Others might perceive it as the ability to reach levels of success, the gift of uncanny insight into human nature. YET how many would describe Jesus as "the wisdom of God"?
Consider this, if you will: the way a person answers what wisdom is so often seems to set up a description of the "haves and the have-nots." "He is a person of remarkable insight." Is that to say that only some have the gift of insight while others lack it? She is truly a woman of wisdom." And the others are not?
Concerning the faith, if Jesus is the wisdom of God and if we realize God's ways, God's will for us is different from our ways, then, what do we consider wisdom to be in the lives of all of us? How do we bring our ways, our wisdom into a conformity with Jesus, the wisdom of the Father?
Perhaps there could be a reason, a purpose for each of us to make every possible effort to know "every word that comes from the mouth of God. Oh, might this be true wisdom? How wise am I?
It is knowledge to know that a tomato is a fruit. Not to include it in a fruit salad is wisdom!
