First things first

Here wisdom is presented as the first entity created by the Creator, wisdom as understanding of the fundamentals of creation. This makes sense because there needs to be comprehension of the basics before anything useful or beautiful can be made.
How much education, training and work experience do most people need before embarking on a job or a project? If one knows the basics, one can often figure out how to do things or put things together, even if not particularly instructed in the details of that item. But if one doesn’t understand the basics, where does one even begin?
Wisdom is the comprehension of the underlying structure and interactions with which God would create. The Maker who pulls together the subatomic particles into atoms and molecules, establishes the principles of physics that would be fashioned into all manner of matter. With the understanding of wisdom, that matter was shaped into this world and its creatures.
As we begin to understand this wisdom, we can rejoice in the marvel of what God has created and delight in the work and the wonder of the Creator.

Maker of this world and the universe, deepen our understanding and wisdom in you and your ways, that we may join wisdom in delighting in you. Amen.

Contributed by Rev. Julianna Wehrfritz-Hanson

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