"We have seen such expressions of thirst! We have seen souls thirsting for justice; souls thirsting for freedom. Souls thirsting for truth; souls thirsting for transparency. We have seen souls thirsting for the highest things; thirsting for hope, thirsting for peace!
"The words of the prophet Isaiah this Sunday will pierce our hearts. The prophet cries out, 'All you who are thirsty, come to the water!' What is the water? The water is the wisdom and law of the Lord! Just as life cannot continue to exist without water, hearts will continue to cry out in search of the wisdom and law of the Lord.
"What is wisdom? The book of Sirach begins with a truly remarkable poem.. . ."In a
recent commentary, Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P.,
reflected on what wisdom is and on how it transforms our perspective.
To access Fr Patrick's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP: The antidote to doomscrolling and the quench of so much thirst (8 JAN 21)
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