Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding: Companions on the Same Road

Preparing for the Sixth Sunday of Easter: Two Days before Sunday (Year C)

Scripture

Psalm 67; Proverbs 2:6-8; Acts 16:1-8

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Prayer

O God, your Son remained with his disciples after his resurrection, teaching them to love all people as neighbors. Open our hearts to your power moving around us and between us and within us, until your glory is revealed in our love of both friend and enemy, in communities transformed by justice and compassion, and in the healing of all that is broken. Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary)

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Reflection

Proverbs 2:6-8

There once was a young seeker, hungry for direction, wandering through the complexities of life. With questions pressing in from every side—about right and wrong, justice and injustice, choices and consequences—the path ahead often seemed shrouded in fog. One day, she opened the ancient scrolls and came across a line that caught her attention: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”