Wisdom Comes From God

We hear the word, wisdom, over and over; we search for it, we long for it, we listen to elders and teachers, we read extensively, hoping that we will acquire it and meld it into our bones and DNA, yet it eludes us.  What is it, if not a sense of balance, a perspective, a serenity, a guiding light that enables us to accept, to choose rightly, to find joy in all.  It is a gift, that try as we might, we cannot earn, nor buy, nor does is necessarily come with age. We cannot manufacture it nor achieve it on our own.  It comes from God, who IS Wisdom and who shares it with us;  there are some young people who are already wise, who have the above qualities, and there are senior citizens who do not have them. Wisdom is a gift of the Holy Spirit that comes with Confirmation and is cultivated through a life of prayer, fidelity to the Gospels, and participation in the sacraments.  Our daily contact with God enables us to blend our will with his, to experience his nearness and loving presence, and trustingly place our lives in his hands, knowing that his plan and vision are the best ways to deep inner peace and the "sweet ordering" of all things. Wisdom assures us that in the end, "everything will be all right."   The call for the coming of Wisdom, becomes more explicit in this final eight days before the arrival of WISDOM, the birth of Jesus at Christmas.  O Wisdom, coming from the mouth of the Most High....come and teach us the way of prudence."  "O" antiphon for December 17th.
Bro. Rene