Greetings,
 
The Hebrew word is hokma; the Greek word is sophia; the English word is “Wisdom.”  So much is interesting about Wisdom as it has been treated by our faithful ancestors.  Noteworthy is the fact that in the realm of biblical theology Wisdom is understood as a characteristic of God that can be transferred from God to humanity.  We become Wise (capital “W”) whenever we witness the Divine through our observations of creation and created order.  Noteworthy as well is the fact that Wisdom, as a characteristic of God is, in both Hebrew and Greek, a feminine noun.  For Jews and United Methodists alike God can never be fully defined because any definition of God fall short.  God is beyond our imagination so we can’t claim that God is male only.  Nor can we claim that God is female only.  Rather, God is unlimited.  The question that we have addressed each Sunday during Lent calls us to identify the characteristics of Christ so that we can better know who we are.  Christ dwells within each of us so the more we know about Christ the more we know about our capabilities.  Christ was anointed and so are we; Christ was a miracle worker and so can we work miracles; Christ was a healer and so can we heal.  Christ was salt and light and so are we salt of the earth and light to the world.  Now we will see what it means that Christ is Wisdom personified.  So are we.  Both Chris and I will be preaching the sermon this Sunday.  I’ll be reading Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30 and Chris will read from Sirach 24:19-22; 51:26.  I’ll look forward to celebrating the wonders of our faith with you this Sunday. 
 
Shalom,
Jack