Wisdom Present at Creation

Creation: A Divine Cycle
Praise from and for God's Creation

All Creation Praises God

Proverbs 8:22-31.   The Message

22-31 “God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic—
    before he did anything else.
I was brought into being a long time ago,
    well before Earth got its start.
I arrived on the scene before Ocean,
    yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes.
Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape,
    I was already there, newborn;
Long before God stretched out Earth’s Horizons,
    and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather,
And set Sky firmly in place,
    I was there.
When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean,
    built the vast vault of Heaven,
    and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,
When he drew a boundary for Sea,
    posted a sign that said no trespassing,
And then staked out Earth’s Foundations,
    I was right there with him, making sure everything fit.
Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause,
    always enjoying his company,
Delighted with the world of things and creatures,
    happily celebrating the human family.

For Reflection

Before the light, before creating the waters, before creating the Earth and all manner of life, before creating man and woman, God created wisdom.    Human wisdom is imperfect; limited to a secular, temporal existence.  But, God's wisdom predates human existence.  It is found in the matrix of God's creation.   God's wisdom is the recognition of the rightness of all things. Wisdom is the righteousness of judgment.


Pray

Celebrate the gift of wisdom.  Pray that you will recognize the wisdom in all that you observe and appraise.  Pray that you act with God's wisdom as your companion.