Sunday afternoon at women’s group, we decided to skip the Revelations reading and look at the second chapter in Proverbs. Proverbs is my favorite book of the Bible but I’ve never stopped to think about one of the most basic questions until Angie asked if anyone had anything they noticed or wanted to discuss. I asked, “What is wisdom?” One woman said wisdom means knowing right from wrong, another said it was knowing the will of God. Good answers, and I am sure they are part of the truth but I have a different one. I think wisdom is how we see the world, our viewpoints, compassion, love, how we act toward others, ourselves, God, and the earth. It’s the eyes we see through, our reactions, and how that shapes our behavior. Wisdom is not what we do, it’s who we are. Wisdom can be studied but some things I think can only come with life experience. We have to be open to the voice of wisdom all around us, take it in, and let it change who we are.
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