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your faith enlivens your spirit and engages your mind as we celebrate God’s
love and healing for the world with the resurrection of Christ, our Risen Lord.

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READ THE SERMON

12th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST  |  AUGUST 15, 2021

Rev. Denise Clark-Jones

“WHERE IS WISDOM WHEN YOU NEED IT?”

The famous American journalist, H.L. Mencken, said: “The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
We can learn from past mistakes, but that does not preclude our giving in to the temptation to make the same mistakes again or to delude ourselves that we are not making the same mistake, despite the strong evidence we are. Then there are always new choices that bring the potential to make brand new mistakes. The reigns of King David and his son, Solomon, provide classic examples of the struggle between the world’s foolishness and God’s wisdom. The psalmist declares: “1 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” John’s Gospel tells us when we are hungry in spirit, wisdom is knowing what will satisfy our hunger, not for a few hours, but for the rest of our lives. The Church is at its best, the author of Ephesians wrote when it acts wisely by doing God’s will.

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