Sunday 13 October 2024

Today is Sunday the 13th of October, beginning the 28th week of Ordinary Time. Salt of the Sound sings, ‘Come Thou Fount’. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it Mount of Thy redeeming love Here I raise to Thee an altar Hither by Thy help I'm come And I hope, by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger Wandering from the fold of God He, to rescue me from danger Interposed his precious blood O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let Thy goodness, like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Here's my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Today’s reading is from the Book of Wisdom. Wisdom 7:7-11 Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to sceptres and thrones, and I accounted wealth as nothing in comparison with her. Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, because all gold is but a little sand in her sight, and silver will be accounted as clay before her. I loved her more than health and beauty, and I chose to have her rather than light, because her radiance never ceases. All good things came to me along with her, and in her hands uncounted wealth. Today, we have an opportunity to pray with wisdom. Spend a moment reflecting on wisdom itself… how would you describe or imagine wisdom? We hear of the preciousness of wisdom in this passage, preferred over beautiful gems and gold. Do you seek out wisdom in this way? As you hear the passage again, notice if a particular line stays with you… ‘Therefore, I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.’ Are you seeking understanding and wisdom in your life today? Why not ask God now? Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.