Monday, January 25, 2010

The Wisdom of God

Some examples of God’s wisdom:

-To do mercy until one is sacrificed is foolish to men, but wisdom in God, for God rewards the purely merciful.
-To be faithful to one’s word even when it makes no earthy sense is God’s wisdom, for faithfulness is its own reward
-To love the unlovable is foolish to men, but it is exactly what God does, and all who are to be like God do this.
-To be pure by refusing oneself the common things of humanity is foolish to men, but it prepares one for existence with God and contentment with all things.
-To refuse one’s personal benefit for God is foolish to men, who pursue personal benefit before all things, but in God it is the poor who are honored.
-To be humble as to one’s attributes is foolish to men, but to recognize one’s place next to God is simple wisdom.

To follow human wisdom makes one human, with all the weaknesses implied. To follow God’s wisdom makes one a saint, God’s hero.

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