O Wisdom
December 17th
O Sapientia
(Is. 11:2-3; 28:29)
“O Wisdom,
you come forth
from the mouth
of the Most High.
You fill the universe
and hold all things together
in a strong yet gentle manner.
O come
teach us the way of truth.”
O Sapientia
I cannot think unless I have been thought
Nor can I speak unless I have been spoken
I cannot teach unless I am taught
Or break the bread except as I am broken.
O Mind behind the mind through which I seek,
O Light within the light by which I see,
O Word beneath the words with which I speak
O founding, unfound wisdom, finding me
O sounding Song whose depth is sounding me
O Memory of time, reminding me
My Ground of Being, always grounding me
My Maker’s Bounding Line, defining me
Come, hidden Wisdom, come with all you bring
Come to me now, disguised as everything.
Malcolm Guite 2006/7