That one line above is as wise a nugget of counter-cultural advice
as one might find these days.
It was Descartes who wrote,
I think, therefore I am.
Somewhere along the way it seems we've come to believe,
I think it, therefore it is correct.
Although I have a high regard for the wisdom of personal experience,
such wisdom is always subject to a Wisdom greater than my own.
That's what I think
and I believe there's wisdom in that thought.
And Wisdom greater than mine confirms my thought to be true.
But I think, in fact I know,
there are times when I don't honestly submit my experienced wisdom
to the scrutiny of a greater Wisdom.
And I know there are times when Wisdom with a capital W
doesn't confirm my own in the lower case.
So I think, indeed I know,
I need humility to discover Wisdom's truth,
not only to test my own
but even more to treasure and enjoy her beauty
for its own sake.
-ConcordPastor
Although I have a high regard for the wisdom of personal experience,
such wisdom is always subject to a Wisdom greater than my own.
That's what I think
and I believe there's wisdom in that thought.
And Wisdom greater than mine confirms my thought to be true.
But I think, in fact I know,
there are times when I don't honestly submit my experienced wisdom
to the scrutiny of a greater Wisdom.
And I know there are times when Wisdom with a capital W
doesn't confirm my own in the lower case.
So I think, indeed I know,
I need humility to discover Wisdom's truth,
not only to test my own
but even more to treasure and enjoy her beauty
for its own sake.
-ConcordPastor
Concord Pastor,
ReplyDeleteHow right you are!
Thanks for some real wisdom today. I think we all know someone of whom we think, "He always thinks he is right." How difficult is that to see in ourselves? More often I am likely to think that I'm the smartest person I know!
Just as morality is not subjective, no one has a monopoly on wisdom.
I was just THINKING that!
ReplyDeleteI may be a little off from what this post maybe really means or the direction it was going, but...
ReplyDeletethis made me think about for example, when we have been made to believe something about ourselves
because it is said to us so many times...
it may not be the truth, but it is so deeply embedded into our thoughts and beliefs that it is very hard to think otherwise.
"I think, therefore I am."
"I think it, therefore it is correct."
That is good, really good.
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