{"id":13725,"date":"2014-02-12T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=13725"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:00:16","slug":"wisdom-adorns-the-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wisdom-adorns-the-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom Adorns the Temple","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS<br \/> for February 12th, 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"CENTER\">Liturgical texts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/021214.cfm\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"CENTER\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/St_Therese_of_Lisieux2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13736\" alt=\"St_Therese_of_Lisieux\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/St_Therese_of_Lisieux2.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/St_Therese_of_Lisieux2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/St_Therese_of_Lisieux2-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>The Little Flower, St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se de Lisieux<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong>WHETHER <\/strong>it is the Temple of Solomon, or St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica in Rome, their beauty and splendor are <em>types<\/em> and <em>symbols<\/em> of a much more sacred temple: the human body. The Church is not a building, but rather the mystical body of Christ made up of the children of God.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you&#8230; Therefore, glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6:19)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">How do we glorify God in our bodies? Today&#8217;s first reading holds the key: it was Solomon, the wisest of all men, who built the Temple, or put another way, it was the <em>wisdom<\/em> of Solomon that built, adorned, and organized the <em><\/em>Temple. It was so beautiful in all its splendor that it left the Queen of Sheba &#8220;breathless&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">Blessed are your men, blessed these servants of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom. Blessed be the LORD, your God&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">If the Temple of Solomon is a type of our bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit, then what are <em>&#8220;the food at [Solomon&#8217;s] table, the seating of his ministers, the attendance and garb of his waiters, his banquet service, and the burnt offerings&#8221;<\/em>? They too are types: the food symbolizes the Word of God; the seating\u2014discipline; the garb\u2014humility; the banquet service\u2014charity; and the burnt offerings\u2014sacrifice. In a word, <em>virtue.<\/em>This is what others should see in us so that, like Sheba, they too &#8220;<em>may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.<\/em>&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Matt 5:16<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Of course, you have probably read these words and thought, &#8220;Well, I am no temple then!&#8221; Ah! Good! You are already dressing your soul in the garb of Solomon&#8217;s waiters. Now, as for the rest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">It was <em>wisdom that adorned <\/em>the Temple. It is also wisdom which helps us to grow in virtue, for wisdom illuminates knowledge giving us a divine perspective on <em>how <\/em>to live, how to be holy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity. (Jam 3:17)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">So how do we attain this &#8220;wisdom from above&#8221;? Mainly three ways:<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">I. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Baptism &amp; Confirmation<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Wisdom is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and thus it is sealed in the souls of the confirmed, and increased in the following ways:<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">II. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prayer<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">St. James wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it. (Jam 1:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Every day I beg God to increase wisdom in me, most especially for your sake. It&#8217;s one Scripture that <em>promises <\/em>if we ask for this specific gift, we will receive it. (So what are you waiting for?)<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">III. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Obedience<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Proverbs says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord. (Prov 9:10)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">And fear of the Lord is expressed most purely in keeping His commandments, that is, obedience. Jesus was obedient to Mary and Joseph and thus, <em>&#8220;The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.&#8221;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Lk 2:40<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> And this obedience continued throughout His whole life. He was:<em> &#8220;obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him&#8230;&#8221;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Phil 2:8-9<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">So we see a pattern emerge of how to adorn a temple. Before David died, his last words to Solomon were to follow in God&#8217;s <em>&#8220;ways and observing his statutes<\/em>.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_13725_1('footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. 1 Kgs 2:3<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_13725_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Solomon did, and thus God gave Him divine wisdom, a wisdom that made the temple beautiful. Likewise, Jesus was obedient, growing in wisdom, and the Father likewise &#8220;<em>greatly exalted<\/em>&#8221; His bodily temple. Lastly, if you and I are obedient in every little thing, without sway or compromise (because that is an authentic fear of the Lord), we too will begin to grow in divine wisdom, which in turn will begin to adorn our temples with virtue.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Conversely, Jesus warns in the Gospel that disobedience will lead one into the darkness of ignorance, turning one&#8217;s body into a temple of all manner of vice.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">All these evils come from within and they defile.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Reflect for a moment on St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se. All she did was become like a little child, living the little way of loving and obeying God in all things. She was and is a beautiful temple of the Holy Spirit, adorned by the wisdom of God, that has made her a doctor of the Church.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">RELATED READING<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-house-that-lasts\/\"><strong><em>The House That Lasts<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wisdom-adorns-the-temple\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"recommend\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wisdom-adorns-the-temple\" data-via=\"MarkMallett2\">Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To receive <strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word,<\/strong> <\/em><em><br \/><\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/> Your email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12200 aligncenter\" alt=\"NowWord Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NowWord-Banner.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NowWord-Banner.png 798w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NowWord-Banner-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NowWord-Banner-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Spiritual Food for Thought is a full-time apostolate.<br \/>Thanks for your support!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Join Mark on Facebook and Twitter!<\/span><br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mark-Mallett\/479309778804431\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebooklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Facebooklogo.png\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMallett2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitterlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Twitterlogo.png\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_13725_1();\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_13725_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_13725_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_13725_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_13725_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_13725_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_13725_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. 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