Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seeking Wisdom
“Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, found by those who seek her.” I love that wisdom in scripture is a “she.” Alice Camille says, “Women bring light in morally instructive mothering, by mentoring those who seek them in spiritual direction or for professional guidance.”
Our scripture readings ask us to seek wisdom, to stay awake, and to be prepared. Most of us keep our lamps lit, seek wisdom, and make wiser choices in the company of others—in a community of love and care! For many months now, we have experienced fear, divisiveness, and a lack of peace. One of my daily emails comes from Concord Pastor. He helps me to pray daily about the real things that occupy me. This one on Wednesday was right on target!
| NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 11/4
Posted: 04 Nov 2020 04:28 PM PST We all need a break, Lord! But when the news is so compelling, it’s not easy to turn away from the numbers and the pundits…
One question haunts me, Lord: What is truth? Now, who said that??? Ah, yes! A government official: – Pontius Pilate… John 18:38
Help us get to the truth, Lord, in this season of doubt and rumor and obfuscation, help us get to the whole truth and nothing but the truth…
Help us discern the truth, Lord: we don’t do very well at finding it on our own: we need your help, we need your reassurance, we need your wisdom and your grace…
We need your counsel to help us find and keep what’s true, what’s real, what heals…
We need your grace to give us strength where we are weak and ineffective…
We need your Spirit for a jump-start when our energy is low…
We need a barrel full of hope to see us through these troubled days…
We need to learn to help each other and to welcome others’ help…
We need to trust one another as once we did before; we need to trust those with whom we disagree; we need to trust one another for the sake of the common good; we need to trust in a truth greater than our self-interest, greater than our ideologies, greater than our partisan dogmatism, greater than the mean, small spirit tempting us to be less, much less than we can be…
We need to trust, Lord, that all shall be well, that all shall be well, that all manner of things shall be well…
Help us let go and let you, Lord, be our strength, our hope, our peace…
Be with us, Lord, while we’re awake, be with us as we sleep that awake we might keep watch with you and asleep, rest in your peace…
Amen.
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