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The authority which comes from a worldly wisdom that accumulates immense knowledge yet lacks insight into one's own ignorance is problematic. The problem of unrecognized ignorance is something that we all have to deal at the personal as well as communitarian level. The recognition that “I do not know” is a crucial signpost showing that one is travelling in the right direction towards the truth.
An authority inspired by heavenly wisdom (Sir 51:19) is not based on facts that form a cognitive clutter but is based on created Wisdom of God that possesses a heart that repents and an intellect that seeks truth. Jesus' authority emanates from his interiority as a result of his relationship with the Father and not from accumulated knowledge. His authority is different from the confidence that world leaders exhibit because of their elite education. Being educated in God's Wisdom means being able to differentiate between what you know and what you do not know. This insight into one's own ignorance is a grace that opportunistic men with merely human wisdom do not possess.
Father, Let us seek the wisdom that comes from You alone. May our confidence be in You, Lord, and not in our knowledge.
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DAILY OFFERING
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Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings. Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.
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PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
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INTENTION
That, rejecting the culture of indifference, we may care for our neighbors who suffer, especially the sick and the poor.
Elaboration
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