“With age comes wisdom.”

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde coined this phrase, “With age comes wisdom.” The writings of this famous author first appeared in the late 19th century. This gifted writer flirted with Catholicism his entire life, and his works depicted his journey to finally finding God by becoming Catholic. While on his death bed, he summoned a Catholic priest who not only gave him his last rites but upon his request asked to be received into the Catholic Church.

Thank God that some of us have in our latter years grown in the wisdom of God.

My Wisdom

Believe me when I tell you that I am still in the process of shedding things of the world that disrupt my walk with God. Social Media is a means to get us worked up about irrelevant issues that bring us to a level of judging others. There is nothing more irksome than getting caught up in this dark entrapment. I, for one, am attempting to rid my mind of this deterrent. As a result of the mindless scrolling, I have come to the realization that this is keeping me from time spent in prayer.

Prayer

Prayer is a central part of my life and the guilt and grief that I beat myself up about when wasting so much time on Social Media is slowly coming to an end. Praying has lead me into another realm of wisdom. I no longer get all worked up about the problems of the world, especially what our country is currently enduring. Through the wisdom of God, new spiritual portals of faith have opened up for me at a deeper level.  For example, many times when praying for a person or a major concern the Lord will give me a vision of the situation. With the vision, I can go deeper into prayer.

Peace

Yes, I still get all worked up about many things, but I quickly come to my senses. It is  almost as if the Lord is telling me, “Snap out of it!” Then something indescribable happens: peace comes over me like a warm blanket from heaven covering my cold thoughts of this world. I can attest to the many times God has kindly reminded me of some uncharitable act, for which I either apologize or repent. Undoubtedly I am a sinner, but I can imagine the pearly gates ahead of me and I want nothing more than to please God.

Growing With Wisdom

As you  get older, wisdom should come naturally; but for some it does not. The simple reason for this: you fail to ask God for wisdom. Instead you seek direction from outside worldly sources that lead to idolatry. We can only serve one God, but when confusion rears its ugly shadow it casts doubt and plays dirty mind games.

I know a lot of well-meaning people who, because they lack godly wisdom, make foolish choices. What I cannot understand is that wisdom is there for the asking, yet many lack the knowledge or are unaware of how God wants us all to live full, wholesome lives.

King Solomon

Earlier this week the reading at Mass was about how God bestowed wisdom on Solomon. This wisdom was supernatural: so when God gave it to him, He entrusted Solomon with a gift.