I quote from The Book of Wisdom (1) chapter 6
15 To fasten your attention on Wisdom is to gain perfect understanding. If you look for her, you will soon find peace of mind,
16 because she will be looking for those who are worthy of her, and she will find you wherever you are.
She is kind and will be with you in your every thought.
17 Wisdom begins when you sincerely want to learn. To desire Wisdom is to love her;
18 to love her is to keep her laws; to keep her laws is to be certain of immortality;
19 immortality will bring you close to God.
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Divine Wisdom invites us to accept Her invitation to participate in a loving relationship with Her.
In a loving relationship there must needs be, be a quid pro quo between the two partners evidencing a desire to commit, that the relationship may grow, and flourish revealing the fruits of the harvest for all who accept Wisdom's invitation to love Her.
Trust otherwise known as faith is an obligatory discipline feeding the faithful partner's relationship with Wisdom, enabling the friendship to blossom into a life filled with all that The Constant Gardener provides for our daily nourishment. Here I have purposely changed the wording from Wisdom, to The Constant Gardener so we may understand that for the faithful person to grow in wisdom there will be periods when the divine mystery prunes, or trims our aspirations thereby enabling us to thrive in His loving care.
C. S. Lewis refers to those times when our progress appears to grind to a halt, as a wayside inn where we refresh, and rest waiting to take our next step onto the path that Wisdom will open for us.
For the curious Proverbs 8:22 mentions that Wisdom was the first created by the LORD (apparently even before mankind). Wisdom is presented as a feminine noun in ancient Hebrew, and ancient Greek. In simple terms the Hebrew word for wisdom, "chochmah" is rendered in the feminine, or σοφία (sofia) in Greek therefore personified as a woman.
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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Wisdom+6&version=GNT
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