#becoming wise

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It’s hard to transcend a combative question. But it’s hard to resist a generous question. We all have it in us to formulate questions that invite honesty, dignity, and revelation. There is something redemptive and life-giving about asking a better question

Krista Tippett, Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

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Frances Kissling quoted in Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett

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The words we use shape how we understand ourselves, how we interpret the world, how we treat others. Words make worlds.

Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett

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There is value in learning to speak together honestly and relate to each other with dignity, without rushing to common ground that would leave all the hard questions hanging.

Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett

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By being what only I can be, I give humanity what only I can give. It is my uniqueness that allows me to contribute something unique to the heritage of humankind.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, in conversation with Krista Tippett in her book, Becoming Wise

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Love Wisdom

by Derek Prince

Devotional for January 27

"Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her." - Proverbs 4:5-8

There are some people whom we may love and admire and seek to do good to, and yet in the end they will turn against us and fail us and betray us. It’s one of life’s tragedies to invest your love and to give yourself to someone who ultimately betrays you. But the advice of Scripture is: love wisdom. Devote yourself to wisdom, she will not betray you, she will honor you, she will uplift you, she will protect you. And wisdom comes from the Word of God.

Wisdom is more important and more precious than all the things that men seek after. Wisdom is like that pearl of great price that Jesus spoke about: when the merchantman found it, he went and sold all that he had and bought that one pearl. He was a merchantman and knew the value of things. That’s how wisdom is. It’s a pearl of great price.

Even if it costs you all you have, the Scripture advises you buy it. Give yourself to wisdom, devote your life to her, she’ll never betray you. She’ll exalt you, she’ll bring you to honor. Your latter end will be better than your beginning.

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What are you reading this weekend?

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In both Hebrew and Arabic, the word for ‘compassion’ is related to the word for ‘womb.’ That’s beautiful and challenging in equal measure. Consider its implicit complexity in light of the bloody, miraculous real-world experience of birth, and it tells a frank story of love in its fullness. A merger of pleasure and risk and sacrifice. A dance of alternating vulnerabilities. A wellspring of joy. A challenge to endless learning by mistake. The moment-to-moment evolution of care.

Krista Tippett