Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10 / Mark 9:14-29
We know that common saying: Look before you leap.
Not only should we look before we leap, we also have to look carefully.
It may take a while longer to look carefully, but it will save us from trouble and even danger.
If we have to look before we leap, then we also need to think before we act.
But we also need some time to think it through before acting.
Yes, we need some time to look at things and think about it.
And then there must come a time to act, and to act wisely.
The 1st reading tells us that all wisdom is from the Lord.
And the Lord grants wisdom to those who love Him.
In the gospel, Jesus emphasized the need for prayer.
With prayer, God will grant us the wisdom to see, to judge and to act according to His ways.