Sunday 12 November 2017
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Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 (NRSV)
Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her. She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her. One who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty, for she will be found sitting at the gate. To fix one’s thought on her is perfect understanding, and one who is vigilant on her account will soon be free from care, because she goes about seeking those worthy of her, and she graciously appears to them in their paths, and meets them in every thought.
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This reading focuses on the gift of Wisdom. It comes from the apocryphal book of the Wisdom of Solomon, King of Israel. But note here that it is not Solomon's Wisdom that is commended to us. Remember after all, in spite of the great wisdom of the King, that in his later years Solomon turned away from the Wisdom that is commended to us in this book and in the Book of Proverbs, works attributed to the King. What is commended to us is the Wisdom of God to know what is right and then to walk in God's path of righteousness. When we remember that, and apply it, we do well, for we are being faithful to God.
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Fr. Timothy Alleman
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