Living in the Spirit

June 7, 2022

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31

The Lord created me at the beginning of his work,
   the first of his acts of long ago.
Ages ago I was set up,
   at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
   when there were no springs abounding with water.
Before the mountains had been shaped,
   before the hills, I was brought forth—
when he had not yet made earth and fields,
   or the world’s first bits of soil.
When he established the heavens, I was there,
   when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
when he made firm the skies above,
   when he established the fountains of the deep,
when he assigned to the sea its limit,
   so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
   then I was beside him, like a master worker;
and I was daily his delight,
   rejoicing before him always,
rejoicing in his inhabited world
   and delighting in the human race.

Wisdom was present at the beginning of the creation as wisdom is the personification of God’s will and creation was God’s will. I have always found it fascinating that every culture of which I am aware recognizes a creator. Even the Big Bang Theory started from something. That tells me that we have and are the resources needed to choose the ways that support and nurture the whole creation whether it be dealing with climate change or poverty. For some reason, humans have a hard time accepting both that gift and the responsibility that goes with it. We tend to want our cake and to eat it too. 

The COVID virus is a wake-up call for us to see the world and its people in the reality we now recognize and use our wisdom to work together in building the Kingdom Jesus visualized in his ministry.

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for gifting us with the wisdom to care for your creation in all its forms. Grant us the will to use it and not let it go the waste. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.