wisdom

“Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.”

so how do you discern wisdom

in a culture of never-ending

change?

how do you discern wisdom

in a make believe world where all you have to do

is create a blog and suddenly you’re an expert?

how do you discern wisdom

when the elders are regarded as stupid

and the Church is tossed on the garbage heap along with every other “institution?”

how do you discern wisdom

when the newest is always the best

and the “newest” is old in ten minutes?

my hunch is that wisdom is not that different

than it always has been

there’s always been enthusiasm for the latest model

there’s always been fascination with the new idea

there’s always been Adam and Eve’s constant quest

for novelty

as Julian said,

“haste is ever the sin of Adam”

Lord, help me slow down

and listen to wisdom

help me hear her calling out

in the midst of the din of insane

violence and fighting

in the midst of “do this, do that!”

help me turn the pages once again

and listen to the words beneath the words

and gaze into the eyes of those

who have weathered the storms

and come through

wiser, stronger, and more at peace