℣ O Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering | all things: *
℟ Draw near and teach us the way of | prudence.
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest on Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD (Isaiah 11,2-3), for He is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom(Isaiah 28,29). I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a cloud (Sirach 24,3). Wisdom reaches from one end to another mightily: and sweetly does she order all things (Wisdom of Solomon 8,1).
The Gospel according to John tells us that Jesus is the Word of God made flesh (John 1). Jesus preceded from His Father and was incarnate upon this earth through the Virgin Mary. Jesus is the very image and likeness of His Father; He has arrived to restore fallen mankind to that Divine image and likeness.
Jesus is also the Wisdom of God. In the Divine wisdom of the Triune God, the Second Person of the Trinity would be sent to Earth in order to redeem fallen mankind. Advent prepares us for the celebration of His arrival in the little town of Bethlehem. This Child of Mary would then grow up, and as the Messiah and Christ, He would be the Light to the Gentiles and the Glory of Israel.
Prayer: O Jesus Christ, Thou Wisdom of God the Father, pour forth upon us Your wisdom so that we see that the Holy Scriptures speak of You and Your redemption of men and women. Amen.
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