http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072620.cfm
I quote:
So God said to him:
“Because you have asked for this—
not for a long life for yourself,
nor for riches,
nor for the life of your enemies,
but for understanding so that you may know what is right—
I do as you requested.
I give you a heart so wise and understanding
that there has never been anyone like you up to now,
and after you there will come no one to equal you.”
Entering a secondary school at eleven years of age I was confronted with end of term, general knowledge tests obliging me to answer 60 questions in one hour. The answers would in all cases suffice with one word. Accumulating knowledge came easily to me, and to most of my fellow pupils. Understanding that which I was obliged to learn would take me on a voyage of self discovery, leading me to understand all that my life's story would provide for my education. In other words information without understanding, is nothing more than vacant space, filled with the appearance of intelligence. Appearances can be deceptive.
Today's readings invite us to trust the word of God speaking to us from within our heart.
Lord, I love your commands.
I have said, O LORD, that my part
is to keep your words.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Solomon values the words of Our Father above the attachment many people have for the perceived security of precious metals.
“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?”
― C.S. Lewis
Our life's journey of self discovery teaches us that within our reach, within our very life, our greatest and most constant of friends, pleads with us to let Him lead us out of our self focus, into a world where He takes care of our every need, thereby ensuring that He becomes our outreach to those He brings into our orbit....to serve.
“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself"
~ Victor Frankl
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