Twenty-First Friday in Ordinary Time

For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Signs and wisdom alone aren’t enough to lead us to the right path in life. We can’t depend on signs because we are human and often misread the signs in our lives. Much better to depend upon the sacraments, especially Communion and Reconciliation. The graces the sacraments give us are there to lead us where we need to go and help us to do what we need to do. We can’t depend upon our own wisdom because we are flawed and do not know everything as God does. Instead, we need to depend upon the wisdom of God and trust that our faith, hope, and love will guide us along the Way, the Truth, and the Life of Christ. Depending upon ourselves leads to pride and foolishness, but if we depend upon God, then we shall be wiser and stronger for it.

Are we overly dependent upon signs to lead us? Have we depended too much on our own wisdom and not on God’s? How can we become more dependent upon God in all things?

O Lord, we place our trust in your wisdom and strength, not our own.

Amen.