Monday, 2/24/14
A week ago when we began reading these excerpts from the
Letter of James I mentioned that while the Old Testament contains seven
examples of Wisdom Literature, the Letter of Jams is the only example of it in
the New Testament. I went on then say that in the Bible Wisdom is presented as
the opposite of Folly. While Folly impels us to choose immediate pleasure,
leading to eventual sorrow, Wisdom has us making choices that make us happy in
the long run.
I had thought that to be an adequate explanation of Wisdom
in the Bible, but last week’s readings made me aware of a second type of
Wisdom. It is the Wisdom that comes to us when we learn from our mistakes.
Then, from today’s readings I learn about a third type of
Wisdom. It is the Wisdom that comes from above when we prayerfully subject
ourselves to his directing us. “Wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable,
gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits.”
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