wisdom on Self-Awareness

Holy God, we realize that You know us more intimately than we know ourselves. We come before You now asking You to show us our sin, to make us aware of our failings, to open our eyes to our brokenness...

Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? The Books of the Psalms and David The Book of Psalms is divided into five books, like the five books of the Torah. While it is not obvi...

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There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Awe is more than an emotion; it is a way of understanding, insight into a meaning greater than ourselves. The beginning of awe is wonder, and the beginning of wisdom is awe.

True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

Knowledge is proud that she knows so much; wisdom is humble that she knows no more.

Wise and all-knowing God, we confess our knowledge is limited. We don’t know what’s best. We don’t know how to control ourselves. We don’t know how to forgive. We don’t know how to love. And we don’t ...

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

Sister Joan Chittister writes about regret in the context of aging, though I think most of us can identify with this personification of Mr. R.: Regret…comes upon us one day dressed up like wisdom, l...

To believe one does not need counsel is great pride.

Awe is more than an emotion; it is a way of understanding, insight into a meaning greater than ourselves. The beginning of awe is wonder, and the beginning of wisdom is awe.

A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying… that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

O my Lord, I discern in my anger a sense of self-righteousness, which is much too close to pleasure. And I think of you, Lord. You were never angry in your own defense, and you took no pleasure in ang...

I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility. Humility leads to clarity. Humility leads to an open mind and a forgiving heart. With an open mind and a forgiving heart, I see every p...

Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.

The point of discourse is to learn with and from one another. I used to tell my students that at least 20 percent of what I was telling them was wrong, but I didn't know which 20 percent it was: I...

All-knowing God, we often believe our way is the best way. In our arrogance, we ignore your will and your ways. We confess our dependence on knowledge and our independence from you. Thank you that you...

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

What do you want to achieve? Greater riches? Cheaper chicken? A happier life, a longer life? Is it power over your neighbors that you are after? Are you only running away from your death? Or are you s...

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

On retreat we stop avoiding the pain of the disconnect between our deepest desires and the way we are actually living. We have time and space to reflect on our life rhythms to see if they are really w...

If you wish to improve be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters.

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his ...

There’s a difference between good judgment and living in judgment. The trick is to use lots of the first and to go a little lighter on the second.

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.