When John McCain was running for president of the United
States, he wanted to choose Joe Lieberman as his running mate, but his advisors
talked him into choosing Sarah Palin instead. It is now believed that McCain
would have been more likely to have won if he had followed his instincts and
chosen Lieberman. We will never know for sure how that scenario would have
played out, but one thing we do know is that when we listen to the wisdom that
is provided to us, we live in peace instead of with regrets.
We often pray for wisdom; for example, in Chapter 9 of the
book of Wisdom, Solomon prays, “Send her [wisdom] forth from your holy heavens
and from your glorious throne dispatch her that she may be with me and work
with me….” And how does wisdom dwell with us and work with us? Most notably
through our intuition. Yet we often fail to trust that the wisdom that comes to
us at such times is truly from God.
Wisdom is one of the fruits of the Spirit and is available
to all creatures. Animals and plants are much better at following their
internal wisdom than humans are. Let us be alert to and trust in the wisdom
that comes to us when we listen and incline the ear of our hearts. As Psalm
85:12 says, “Indeed, the Lord will give what is good.”
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