O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem,
fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
Come and teach us the way of prudence.
This redemption story was unexpected. It did not come through a declaration to ‘let my people go…’ There were no plagues, sea-splitting, desert wandering, smoke and fire. Unlike how many people were expecting, desiring, hoping, this was not a military victory rushing in to overthrow an oppressive government. This was a small town, an unwed mother, the Son of God and Son of Man as a baby ‘But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong…’ - 1 Corinthians 1:27
The Wisdom of God became embodied. Flesh and bone.
’For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.’ - 1 Corinthians 1:25
Prayer:
Lord, Your thoughts are not our thoughts, and Your ways are not our ways. Speak this Advent season, we know that knowledge and understanding come from Your mouth, the Giver of Wisdom. In Christ’s name, amen. from Isaiah 55:8, Proverbs 2:6
Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord. - Psalm 107:43
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