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December 11, 2023
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Going Behind the Word: In order to get a better sense of what Saint Paul is getting at in the second reading from this Sunday's Mass, it is helpful to look at what he says before what we hear today. He goes to great lengths to contrast what it means to trust in human wisdom, the wisdom of this age, and the wisdom he preaches, which pierces God. Human wisdom causes us to love ourselves, but God's wisdom invites us into the very depths of God's being in love. Human wisdom may satisfy today, but God's wisdom saves forever.
The second reading from Saint Paul contrasts two types of wisdom.

Going Behind the Word: In order to get a better sense of what Saint Paul is getting at in the second reading from this Sunday’s Mass, it is helpful to look at what he says before what we hear today. He goes to great lengths to contrast what it means to trust in human wisdom, the wisdom of this age, and the wisdom he preaches, which pierces God. Human wisdom causes us to love ourselves, but God’s wisdom invites us into the very depths of God’s being in love. Human wisdom may satisfy today, but God’s wisdom saves forever.

This Sunday’s Readings.

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