Daily Retreat 09/04/08
2008 Sep 4 Thu: Ordinary Weekday
1 Cor 3: 18-23/ Ps 23(24): 1bc-2. 3-4ab. 5-6/ Lk 5: 1-11
From today’s readings: “Let no one deceive himself.... To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it.... Put out into deep water....”
Wise Warnings
In these initial chapters, Paul has already offered a number of insights comparing the wisdom of God with the wisdom of the world. The verses today bluntly warn against any type of buy-in with this wisdom of the world, which is shown to be the antithesis of God's wisdom.
Too often, we believe we can both be wise in God's ways and in the world's ways, thereby "covering our bases." But, as Paul explains, that is impossible - to the extent we consider ourselves "wise in this age," it is necessary to "become a fool, so as to become wise" in the ways of God's wisdom.
It would be foolish of me to confuse the matter by writing anything more!
1 Cor 3: 18-23/ Ps 23(24): 1bc-2. 3-4ab. 5-6/ Lk 5: 1-11
From today’s readings: “Let no one deceive himself.... To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it.... Put out into deep water....”
Wise Warnings
In these initial chapters, Paul has already offered a number of insights comparing the wisdom of God with the wisdom of the world. The verses today bluntly warn against any type of buy-in with this wisdom of the world, which is shown to be the antithesis of God's wisdom.
Too often, we believe we can both be wise in God's ways and in the world's ways, thereby "covering our bases." But, as Paul explains, that is impossible - to the extent we consider ourselves "wise in this age," it is necessary to "become a fool, so as to become wise" in the ways of God's wisdom.
It would be foolish of me to confuse the matter by writing anything more!
posted by FrPitstick | 9/02/2008
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