Wisdom

So many voices,

so many signs,

so many choices and opinions

all promising wisdom

and the life it brings.

 

It’s tempting to listen,

tempting to try these well-marketed principles

especially now, when so much is at stake.

 

But, then I remember,

wisdom is not an idea,

not a method or technique,

not a formula to buy or sell.

 

It’s much simpler, and much more difficult than that,

for it requires the unpredictable,

the time-consuming,

the vulnerable work

of relationship with you, God.

 

So, here I am, to lose myself in you again,

and to let your wisdom find me.

 

Amen.