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b'(1Kgs.3:5,7-12;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.119:57,72,76-77,97,127-130;\\xa0\\xa0 Rm.8:28-30;\\xa0\\xa0 Mt.13:44-52) \\xa0 \\u201cThe revelation of your words sheds light, giving understanding to the simple.\\u201d \\xa0 Wisdom.\\xa0 The \\u201cpearl of great price.\\u201d\\xa0 How precious the ability \\u201cto distinguish right from wrong\\u201d by the grace of God, and to choose the right way at all times.\\xa0 For finding the pearl is one thing, a gift from the Lord, but wisdom is revealed in him who \\u201cgoes and sells all that he has and buys it,\\u201d knowing there is no treasure greater than the heavenly light shining from the face of God. It is heaven we must desire.\\xa0 What else is of any worth, my friend?\\xa0 And in His justice, in His truth, in the wisdom and understanding that come from the touch of His hand and the words from His mouth alone will we find what is the desire of all the righteous souls.\\xa0 Solomon demonstrates that he \\u201clove[s] [the Lord\\u2019s] commands more than gold,\\u201d and this pleases the God who seeks to rule His heart.\\xa0 He shows that he is the son of his father David by coming humbly before the Lord, recognizing that he is \\u201ca mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.\\u201d\\xa0 And such utter dependence on the Lord\\u2019s grace He cannot but bless, declaring to His servant: \\u201cI give you a heart so wise and understanding that there has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.\\u201d\\xa0 Because the young king has made the desire to \\u201cknow what is right\\u201d his request of his God, he receives this, and so much more. All knowledge, all wisdom is given to Solomon, and shall not be taken away.\\xa0 But perhaps we should note that what he is given here in such abundance, he shall not heed throughout his life \\u2013 for he shall not always sell all else to follow in the light of the Lord\\u2019s decrees.\\xa0 Perhaps none but Jesus Himself can do this wholeheartedly; but none should also make the riches of the earth, which contradict the heavenly treasure, his abiding desire, as the older king shall do.\\xa0 All must strive to remain in His light, to be as \\u201cthe scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven\\u2026 who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old,\\u201d who serves as the angels that \\u201cseparate the wicked from the righteous\\u201d \\u2013 even on this earth distinguishing evil from good. \\u201cBrothers and sisters, we know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.\\u201d\\xa0 Paul\\u2019s words reflect the wisdom of God.\\xa0 For truly His elect are known to Him from before time; truly He calls us \\u201cto be conformed to the image of His Son.\\u201d\\xa0 And truly we know that by the justification of our souls under the cross of Christ we shall come to the glorious presence of the Father in heaven.\\xa0 And this is all that matters.\\xa0 \\u201cDo you understand all these things?\\u201d\\xa0 Then place all in His hands. Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. Music: ""Heaven" from\\xa0Listening to the Lamp, ninth album of\\xa0Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. ******* O LORD, you yourself are the pearl of the greatest price \\u2013 let us find you and your Word at work in us this day.\\xa0 YHWH, let your kingdom come into our midst; let us seek it with all our heart.\\xa0 For nothing else has worth, nothing else lasts \\u2013 only in you do we find a home. Let your wisdom fill us, LORD, like light from above.\\xa0 Let us listen to your Son\\u2019s teaching that we may be conformed to His image.\\xa0 You desire to give us every good gift; it is your will to bring us to glory.\\xa0 May our desire be in accord with your own and all will work only for our good. And we shall come to Heaven, where you dwell.\\xa0 We shall come to the light of your face, O LORD, and gaze upon you forever.\\xa0 Your angels will gather us into your House, and there we will remain always. You invite us to ask of you our heart\\u2019s desire, and you cannot but grant what you offer freely.\\xa0 May our desire please you, LORD, may it be your own, and we shall be blessed with your treasure.'