O Sapientia - the final approach to Christmas

Bishop Alan (see http://bishopalan.blogspot.com for his blog) wrote a truly wonderful reflection on the change from the Benedictus to the Magnificat on the 17th of December. We are now on our 'final approach' to the celebration of the birth of Christ. These words are truly an inspiration:

O Sapientia, quae ex ore altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem fortiter, suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

[O wisdom that proceeds from the mouth of the most high, reaching powerfully from end to end, sweetly (elegantly, smoothly, gently) ordering everything: Come teach us the way of good judgment.]

I love the emphasis upon the fact that the 'word incarnate' (the truly wise Word) "sweetly" and elegantly orders everything by teaching us good judgement. May prayer for you, and for myself, is that we will be sensitive and disciplined enough to encounter that wise Word this Christmas and be changed by Him.

Rich blessing for this final week of Advent!