The 28th Sunday of the Year
Wis 7:7-11; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 (Year B)
“I prayed, and understanding was given me; I entreated, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. In her company all good things came to me, at her hands riches not to be numbered.”
The young King Solomon’s prayer for wisdom, coming in the early chapters of the Book of Wisdom, can be understood as a moving entreaty to reflect on the priorities that rule our lives. Here wisdom is understood as the divine purpose revealed in the beauty and harmony of Creation. More than this, this benign purpose is deeply personal, revealed to God’s people in the unfolding history of their salvation. Thus Solomon went on to pray: “As for God’s intention, who could have learnt it, had you not granted Wisdom and sent your holy spirit from above? Thus have the paths of those on earth been straightened and men been taught what pleases you, and saved by Wisdom.”
