An essential component of wisdom is the ability to get to the core. Wisdom always finds a way through the mess we make of life. It doesn’t find the easiest way, but the way marked by the footprints of God. Wisdom knows that ancient paths will lead us into a divine future. Wisdom is the product of a sacred imagination. Wisdom knows the way to freedom. Where there is wisdom, there is always hope. Wisdom simplifies. Wisdom clarifies. Wisdom untangles. Wisdom unshackles. Wisdom illuminates. Wisdom liberates. In the end wisdom enlightens us to live lives of nobility.20
