Among the most wonderful of God’s gifts is the gift of Wisdom. It is the gift of Divine Light necessary to make a true and authentic evaluation of anything. The natural light of reason is one thing - it can take us far; but the divine light of wisdom is quite something else - it can take us all the way: all the way to God.
In our first reading today from the book of Wisdom the mighty rulers of the earth are encouraged to use the gift of Wisdom that has been given them in order to rule their subjects in place of God. No one rules by his own authority; all authority and the application of justice comes from God. And unless the exalted Princes heed the counsels of God and consider themselves possibly in need of correction and the merciful treatment of God - they shall get none on the day that it matters most: the Last Day!
We should all be grateful to God for all the gifts that he gives us - always. He equips us to get through the day - the more we trust him - the more we believe that human life and how it works has already been loved, redeemed and protected by him. We do not have to reinvent ourselves or life in the world. All we need to do is to follow the desires he puts in our hearts to love him and one another as we love ourselves.
The gospel passage today is about one, lone foreigner who returned to Jesus to give him thanks after being healed by him. May we be that foreigner when we realize all that God does for us - if we but let him!
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