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November 27, Rev. Matthew Wietfeldt
O Sapientia (O Wisdom)
O Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.
As we begin this holy season of preparation and contemplation, we start it in the wisdom of God. Throughout scripture, the wisdom of God is on display. It’s most on display in the Book of Proverbs. Solomon, the writer here, has been given wisdom, as well as others gifts from God. Yet his wisdom pales in comparison to the wisdom of God. As Solomon writes Proverbs, he lays out wisdom in the most godly and divine way humanly possible. He does not do it for his good, for his own promotion, or for his own benefit, or to receive the accolades of man. Instead, he does it to bestow blessing and virtue to the future generation of Israel and to the New Israel, us the Church.
True wisdom comes only from God to the faithful as a gift. Wisdom opens our eyes to how everything truly works. Wisdom begins with the fear of God, acknowledging who He is and who we are in sin. Wisdom humbles man and shuts man’s mouth when he thinks he has nothing to offer God besides his sins. God-given wisdom also knows to turn away from worldly wisdom to the trustworthy source of wisdom, Jesus Christ our Lord, for whom we are preparing this Adventide. He has made us wise to salvation in Him alone. He has made us wise to live in Him and wise to share His wisdom with the world, so desperate for His wisdom. Come soon, Lord Jesus.
