We are immediately reminded of the
wonderful passages in the Old Testament which speak of Wisdom. There we read of Wisdom as proceeding from
God, as being begotten by Him, as being the beloved who at the beginning stood
beside Him, assisting at the creation – ‘ever at play in His presence and
delighting to be with the children of men.’
These passages concerning Wisdom can
be applied to the Word who in the fullness of time took on our human nature and
pitched his tent among us.
While in the Old Testament God’s
Wisdom was manifested by His governance of the created universe in a strong yet
gentle manner, being lenient and merciful to all because He loves all that
exists – it is in the crucified Christ on the Cross that we experience the full
revelation of divine Wisdom, of God’s infinite love and mercy for us human
beings. As St Paul tells us “God’s folly
is wiser than human wisdom and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge and of his fullness we have all received. He has become our wisdom and our holiness.” (1
Corinthians)
O Eternal wisdom come and teach us
the way of truth – He is Truth itself who leads us to all Truth – the truth
about ourselves, about our world, about situations in which we find ourselves.
In spite of whatever pain and
contradictions we experience in our own lives and in our broken, wounded and
violent world may we never lose faith in the fact that His strong yet gentle power
is at work and can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
O Wisdom, you come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You fill the universe and hold all things
together in a strong yet gentle manner. O
come to teach us the way of truth.
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