How many of us seek wisdom as much as we seek money, power, advancement, glory, praise from our fellow workers? The first reading reminds us that the one who seeks her finds her. How many awake extra early to search for her? Or do we presume we already know all we need to know? We are often wise in how to manipulate the world but not wise in how to apply what we have learned to be in accord with God’s will. Do we ask God’s guidance in all our decisions or figure we can do our best without Him and then expect him to make up at the end whatever we forgot to take into account? As the psalm asks, do we thirst for God’s wisdom?
When we hear the story of the ten virgins, do we get lost in the details? I remember on person saying that it wasn’t very Christian of the five not to share their oil. Obviously, this person missed the point of the parable. If we have sought out Wisdom as the first reading mentions we will do our best to always be prepared. Here Paul comes with the argument to not be unaware. In our Christian life are we only concerned with the short term? Do we figure our plans are sufficient awe do not need to take into account what God’s plans are? Do we figure we will always have more time to make changes “later”? What happens if we do not have a “later”, after all no one is guaranteed tomorrow. As it says, “you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Countenance of God 