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The Way of Wisdom

The Way of Wisdom

Being wise takes the hard work of actually learning from your mistakes and paying attention to reality!

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Fr. Barnabas Powell
Mar 10, 2025
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A wise man once said “You only get out of life what you put into it. Don’t expect more until you do more.”

Wow.

That’s something to let echo in your head and see what insights it produces in your life.

Of course, that’s the purpose of wisdom. Not to be just a pithy phrase on a bumper sticker, but a light to illumine “dark” places in my life.

As Great Lent enters the second week, let’s look at the Wisdom literature of Proverbs all this week.

By the way, wisdom is inseparable from discipline and focus; the main virtues Great Lent is supposed to grow within us.

Look at our lesson today in Proverbs 3:34-4:22:

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