Hello friends, I recently received some feedback about these Reflections regarding sharing them with our younger brothers and sisters in Christ. Under each Reflection I will also include a shorter Reflection with language that may be more relatable for children to pre-teens and can be shared with the youngsters in your family or in schools. God bless!
A gift bestowed on us by the Holy Spirit which often goes hand in hand with Wisdom in the Scriptures is the gift of Knowledge. I read in a reflection regarding both that Knowledge might be described as a sense of what ought to be done, Wisdom is putting that knowledge into action.
There are two areas in particular that I have been reflecting on regarding the Gift of Knowledge. The first area I have been reading about and exploring is an ‘inner’ knowledge. These are those things we sense and reflect on inwardly, listening for the Lord speaking to us..
There are times for sharing knowledge, and times for quiet discernment when we gather knowledge and take time to pray and reflect rather than speak and share. The book of Proverbs teaches, ‘The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.’ (Proverbs 10:14)’
We read of Mary’s example in Scripture, during the time of Christ’s birth, the shepherds came and spoke about the angel speaking to them and of the multitude of the heavenly host appearing. We read of how ‘Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.’ (Luke 2:19)
The Lenten season can be a wonderful time to make space for silent reflection, preparing ourselves for the beautiful time of Easter when we can share joyfully what we know in our hearts.
God bless you! For our younger brothers and sisters in Christ:
Knowledge is a gift that has been given to us by the Holy Spirit. It might be said that Knowledge is having an idea about what good we ought to do, Wisdom is putting that knowledge into action and doing good. Some Knowledge we receive is just meant for us, if we read a bible verse or hear a story and it inspires us to grow in faith and in our lives, that can be the Holy Spirit working in our heart. In the Bible we have examples that talk about this, Proverbs 10:14 says “The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure, know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.” (The Message translation) and Mary, the mother of Jesus, heard from the shepherds about seeing the angels and ‘treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.’ (Luke 2:19)
During Lent, let’s remember to have some moments to be still and quietly pray, preparing ourselves for Easter Joy!
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