Human wisdom

Human wisdom made the atomic bomb.

Human wisdom made murdering children in the womb (or ordering up 6-8 babies at once) a lifestyle choice.

Human wisdom created derivatives and bundled securities that brought down the economies of whole nations.

Human wisdom uses men, women, and children – born and unborn – as means to an end.

Today’s human wisdom usually contradicts yesterday’s human wisdom (until the cycle turns back again).

True human wisdom – whether in science, government, finance, or personal lives – is humble about human wisdom.

All the more reason to be thankful for Saint Paul’s message in today’s second reading (1 Corinthians 1:22-25):

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,
and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

And so, you and I, together with Saint Paul, in a world of confusion and darkness...

We proclaim Christ crucified,
a stumbling block to Jews
and foolishness to Gentiles,
but to those who are called,
Jews and Greeks alike,
Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,
and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Now that's wisdom.