Wisdom personally knows of delight and unbridled joy in the company of the Creator and in all that the Creator has gloriously fashioned, arranged and made.
Wisdom understands us. Wisdom rejoices with us.
Call out to her as friend, as one who understands.
Long before you call out to her, she has been calling out to you.
Listen for her voice as she listens to yours.
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 (NLT)
Listen as Wisdom calls out!
Hear as understanding raises her voice!
On the hilltop along the road,
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
By the gates at the entrance to the town,
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
“I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.
22 “The LORD formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else.
I was appointed in ages past,
at the very first, before the earth began.
I was born before the oceans were created,
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
Before the mountains were formed,
before the hills, I was born—
before he had made the earth and fields
and the first handfuls of soil.
I was there when he established the heavens,
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
I was there when he set the clouds above,
when he established springs deep in the earth.
I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,
I was the architect at his side.
I was his constant delight,
rejoicing always in his presence.
And how happy I was with the world he created;
how I rejoiced with the human family!
For Reflection and Prayer:
What did you hear as you listened or read the text? Did something particular catch your attention? Bring it into conversation with God.
Give yourself room for the word to affect you. What are you feeling or sensing? Gently bring this awareness into your prayer.
Savor any consoling words or pictures as you quietly rest in God.
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