The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today bring consideration of the nature of Wisdom. The search of the author in the Book of Sirach is for that understanding of the universe which is the motivator for the spiritual journey of many. The psalmist proclaims delight in the Law of the Lord which perhaps is the Wisdom so valued by the first text. The completeness of the Law is a Mystery which Jesus does not unravel for His followers. The episode from the Gospel of Mark might be understood as Jesus avoiding the direct answer to the authorities as some kind of “divide and conquer” strategy. We so desire the authority in our lives to take sides. How frustrating it is to have to sort it out for ourselves and to journey along the path for some of the Wisdom so valued in the Hebrew text. Perhaps the journey is important as well as the destination.
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