May 27, 2010

Not Wise, and Not Infants

I. Readings
Psalms 97, 147:12-20, 16, 62
Proverbs 7:1-27
1 John 5:13-21
Matthew 11:25-30

II. Selections
Psalm 16:7
I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.

Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call insight your intimate friend…

1 John 5:14
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants … ”

III. Meditation

Lord of heaven and earth,
We come to you in the bold

confidence you will hear us
if we ask according to your will.

From the wise and intelligent you have
hidden what you have revealed to infants.

We are not wise and intelligent, nor are we infants;
but we need your wise counsel. Instruct our hearts,

for wisdom that comes from you is like a sister,
and any insight you give us is an intimate friend.