2023-10-29: Wisdom and Discernment

https://notes.morcous.com/books/virtues/page/the-virtue-of-discernment-wisdom-he-metropolitan-youssef 

 Introduction 

 Talk about milk vs solid food 

 Hebrews 5:14 

 What is Wisdom

 Christ 

 Holy Spirit 

 Gift of the Holy Spirit 

 

 Wisdom the Requirement of the Deacon 

 Heavenly Wisdom vs Earthly Wisdom 

 Story of Rebecca 

 Example of craftiness - "I just took communion, but I know that we have an agreement in Deacons' Meeting that we don't go out to the water fountains during the Distribution... I see Morcous is standing in the front row today. Okay I'll make a plan - when he takes the little boys in to take communion, I'll sneak behind him to get to the water fountain. What a crafty and cunning plan! So clever!" 

 Examples of craftiness - When I use a method to "get ahead" at work or financially that is not edifying for me, or that is hurting someone else. Or making a plan to take an exam a day late so that I can cheat on it or get the answers from someone else. Craftiness. 

 Acquiring Heavenly Wisdom 

 Prayer 

 Reading Scripture 

 Consel 

 Learning from the Mistakes of Others 

 Reading 

 Why do I need Wisdom? 

 To make good decisions in my life 

 Protection from false spirituality 

 To deal with crafty people 

 To discern when to speak and when to keep silent 

 Dealing with others in general