Wisdom to see the flashes

The search for knowledge and understanding of the nature of God is a fundamental human quest explored in the texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary. An attribute of God is wisdom. The manifestation of this Wisdom is proclaimed in the text today from the Book of Wisdom. People in pursuit of holiness are assured that “in every generation she passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets” (Wisdom 7.27). Friar Jude Winkler explains the numerology of this passage of 21 attributes as the superlative expression of perfection. A Jewish commentary on Wisdom literature includes the observation that wisdom comes to man only as a divine gift, and that it belongs to the very nature of God himself. In the Gospel passage from Luke , today, Jesus addresses the nature of the coming of the Kingdom of God. Joan Blandin Howardof Creighton University expresses the experience of a Roman Catholic believer that the “Kingdom of God is among you” (Luke 17:21) as one of lack of attention to the Living Spirit being in the events of our everyday life. The commentaryfrom other sources, perhaps those without a Eucharistic Presence experience, seems to have difficulty with the Kingdom which is now through Jesus Present Within. The flashings in the sky mentioned in this passage have many reflections in the time line of acceptance of Jesus Presence, observations actions of the Spirit, His Resurrection and the final days. The Gift of Wisdom leads us as we struggle to comprehend. This Sunday's scripture text (about the end times) is encouragement for the faithful who worship God and try to live justly and righteously.