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Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom
Unlike Adam and Eve, Solomon asks to see things as God sees them
By John M. Grondelski | July 29th 2026 11:15 AMSunday’s First Reading was Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and God’s generous response, pleased at what the young king had asked for. Wisdom in the Biblical tradition is not about knowledge or erudition; Solomon was not asking to be an Einstein. Wisdom is about how to live rightly, which in Israel’s…
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