Wisdom 2:1A, 12-22
In today's readings, we hear: "The wicked said among themselves, thinking not aright: 'let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings...To us he is the censure of our thoughts...'"
We are invited through this reading to examine ourselves.
Has our thinking ever been "not aright", especially in a group setting?
Do we ever let a group influence our understanding of God's plans for us?
Do we, when among others, question or fight with ourselves to "do the right things", or to "think the right things", or to "say the right things"?
Do we find, when in the company of others, God's goodness to be 'obnoxious'? How could we or anyone ever be that good?
Do we let ourselves get involved in group situations that create the same scenario as described in the reading, where "the wicked said (things) among themselves" by gossiping with friends about friends?
When we find ourselves in these very normal, very human situations, we can take comfort and direction in the end of this reading: "These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them, and they knew not the hidden counsels of God."
We are more fortunate for we KNOW the "counsels of God"!
Let us live and work and pray in that knowledge as we commit ourselves to the rest of our Lenten journey.
Kathleen Conlon
Adjunct Lecturer of Education
Parent '21
Adjunct Lecturer of Education
Parent '21
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