Pio's Proverb 136: CHRISTMAS and The Wisdom of Solomon

The coming of Jesus at Christmas was and is today the coming of Wisdom Incarnate. To conceive of Wisdom as a Person is different from Solomon who had the gift of Wisdom in his person.  What is the difference? Jesus is Wisdom, itself. He does not merely have the gift of Wisdom as did Solomon
Wisdom is intrinsic to His Divinity. When Jesus spoke, Wisdom spoke. Even Jesus said when there was an impass between Him and the Pharasee who would not listen to reason or wisdom concerning the resurrection: Jesus said: "Time will tell where Wisdom lies." Jesus had the Wisdom to tell his opponents that time would prove Him right. And Jesus did come in the "fullness of time."  That means it's is the fullness of time for us, right now. Christmas is only four days away. As I write, I can hear a Christmas choir singing on ewtn. Christmas is in the air. But more than that Christ must be born in us at Christmas. The angel announced to Mary the good news. Yes gave her consent, her "fiat" - "Let it be done according to your will." Her consent brought salvation for her and for the whole world.

But we have our own guardian angel, He announces to us every day some good news and directiion for our salvation. We must like Mary give our free consent. St. Augustine wrote: "God made us without our help but He will not save us without our consent." So Salvation is absolutely not possible without Mary's and our free consent. She could have said, Thanks but no thanks."  That is the response from millions who sees Christ presented to them through a co-worker, a friend, a relative, a pastor, a sister, a parent. These people who are given the opportunity to accept Jesus, say to Him: "Thanks, but no thanks." I have heard atheists tell me that.  When they say, "no", Jesus cannot become incarnate in their soul. But when we give our consent and yes to our angel, Jesus does come into our hearts spiritually and is incarnate in us in the Holy Eucharist.

But Mary said loud and clear: Let it be done according to your word." When she gave her consent, The Word of God became flesh in her; the Word became incarnate. Wisdom was there before the foundations of the world playing before God during the creation of all things. Now, Jesus is the Wisdom of
God.

Solomon wrote "The Book of Proverbs" 31 chapters that ends with the virtues of the Ideal Wife. He also wrote the greatest love story in history: "Song of Songs" - an autobiographical account of his love to a most beautiful woman. God is not mentioned in this book at all. Why? Because "God is love; and wherever there is love, there is God." There is no greater exchange of love in such poetry between a husband and wife as this work. It is so sublime that it has been used by St. John of the Cross as to depict his love between his soul and God, his soul being the beloved whom God cherishes like a His Beloved wife.

The "Book of Wisdom", written about a hundren years before the coming of Jesus, was the work of an unknown author who was a member of a Jewist Community at Alexandria in Egypt. He is unlike Solomon who began his work of "Book of Proverbs" exhorting the wise man to listen to these proverbs to advance in learning, knowlege, and who gives the foundation of all wisdom as "The fear (honor) of the Lord, is the beginning of knowlege." ..."wisdom and instruction fools despise."  Solomon's words fit perfectly all those who reject Christ who is Wisdom, Himself.  The author of the "Book of Wisdom" begins his work as an exortation of the reward of Justice: "LOVE JUSTICE, you who judge the earth; thnik of the Lord in goodness, ans seek him in integrity of heart...Because he is found by those who test him not, and he maniefest himself to those who do not disbelieve him."  These words are like John the Baptist making ready the way of the Lord. The Holy Spirit in this "Book of Wisdom" is preparing us for the Christ Child, the Wisdom of God.

King Solomon received the greatest gift of Wisdom into his heart of any man before or after him...until Jesus said in all truth: "But someone greater than Solomon is here."  Solomon had Wisdom. Jesus IS WISDOM.

Let us pray: Dearest Father, please give to all men and women and children of good will Your Peace and Wisdom to say "Yes" to Jesus so that He can be born in each one of us. Give us the humility of Mary to say "yes" to all that You ask of us and announce to us by our guarding angels. Give us the Wisdom to love one another because each one of us is "Jesus" in the world. He even said: "What every you do to the least of my brethern, you do to me." Thus we serve and love Christ in one another. If we refuse to love anyone - no matter what the reason or the hurt from that person - we reject Christ who said "Love your enemies and do good to them." Wisdom is this: "Love one another as I have loved you."  That is the bottom line of all  of Solomon's Wisdom, and Jesus's Wisdom - all in one Wisdom: Jesus.

O Father give us the Wisdom to love You and serve You with all our heart, soul, mind, wills, freedom and strength. Father, You gave to Solomon more Wisdom than you gave to any man; "no one before or after" Solomon was given more, except Jesus who was Wisdom Incarnate. Would You, Dearest Father, grant me this prayer: Would You allow Solomon in heaven to use his gift of Wisdom not only in the Books he wrote but also to use it now in our present day? You see my prayer today even as I started to write Pio's Proverb #1. Please let all the 136 Pio's Proverbs I have already written be impacted with Solomon's Wisdom so that he would have and will be able to impact what I wrote so that his gift of Wisdom would not be silent. Please let Solomon use his gift today to respond to present day situations. I know and appreciate the gift of Wisdom You have given to my from the Holy Spirit at Confirmation. I hope the Holy Spirit has helped me in all that I wrote. My prayer, today, is to ask You to let Solomon's gift to show stronly in my Proverbs so that Solomon in a sense would be writing them as well. Please let Solomon's gift of Wisdom be beneficial to the children of God today. Is this not letting Solomon and me participate in the Communion of Saints, A cherished doctrine of the Church. So, Father, would you please give permission to Solomon who is heaven to share his Wisdom with me so as to apply his Wisdom to present day situations such as abortion and the like. Solomon discovered the true mother in a dispute over one infant. Please let Solomon discover for us the truth in so many problems that confront our society - which is so vast. Please let Solomon have the joy of speaking today his Wisdom through these Proverbs I present now and in all the future Proverbs I submit. Let this a most joyous collaboration that will touch the hearts of everyone: from ardent atheists to devout monks. Please let Your Holy Spirit touch the hearts of those who have read and will read these Proverbs. All is really His work....without the Holy Spirit, not a word of  Truth could be written. I am merely a piano key that the Spirit presses down to make a note. If the Spirit plays a lovely melody, the key cannot take credit at all - not for a single note. All is in the Holy Spirit and by the Holy Spirit and with the HolySpirit for Your Honor and Glory Father, Amen. In Jesus' Name I pray. Through Mary, Seat of Wisdom. Amen.Thank you, Father, for already hearing my prayer. I love You. Pio.