O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge! For eight days now until Christmas the Church presents to us a heightened sense of excitement and wonder at the coming feast as we celebrate the “O Antiphons” - one each day: which lists the awesome titles of the Messiah!
Today his name means “Wisdom of God Most High!” It is the wisdom of God that was present when all things were made - all things, including us! And since wisdom knows how all things are made, then wisdom can be the best teacher and presenter of knowledge about them! The Messiah of God is the Wisdom of God - come to show us the path of knowledge about God and our complete participation in him!
We are so grateful to God for sending us his Son, for sending us his Wisdom in person!
Our gospel passage today shows that there were 42 generations from Abraham to Jesus! Jesus is a true descendant of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob; David and Solomon, and finally Joseph the carpenter! From the faith of Abraham to the trust of Joseph his foster-father, Jesus came from a line of people who sought to know God more deeply - the God who made a promise to them that salvation would come, and redemption would be accomplished!
Justice shall flourish in his time and fullness of peace for ever! And we are privileged to live in the fullness of that time! Christ’s peace can reign in our hearts - and our world can be different - if we pray for the wisdom to know that it is already here - the Messiah is with us - especially in the bread and the cup that we share at this Mass!
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