We can think of a lot of different virtues that we
can have in our lives – tolerance, intelligence, gratitude, moderation,
selflessness. When you think of virtues such as these, they seem
to be a bit more easy to define in comparison to the virtue of wisdom, which is
mentioned in our 1st reading from the Letter of James today. The Letter of James is all about living out a faith
in God in the midst of the struggles and reality of our world. James says that wisdom come out of humility, not
selfish ambition or bitter jealousy. Perhaps we can say it was wisdom that guided the
father in today’s Gospel to seek out Jesus to heal him. And the father is able to reach into his
heart and say – “I do believe, Jesus, help my unbelief.” I always tell people that we should be embarrassed
or dismayed by our unbelief or our doubts, but how we use our disbelief and doubts
in order to search for God. May the Lord help our unbelief. May he help us find the wisdom that transcends our own selfishness and pride.
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