Wisdom 7:22 - 8:1 / Luke 17:20-25
Whenever we want to do a spring-cleaning or to re-arrange our office space or our home, it would be easier to move all the things out of the room or rooms then put in only those things that are needed or necessary.
But that would mean a lot more work and there may not be another space to put all those things coming out of the rooms.
Also, there would be the problem of not being able to find our things, especially when it comes to the office and we don't have the luxury of being able to stop work.
But whether it is spring-cleaning or re-arranging the room, it may not be that necessary to create a brand-new look or to move everything around.
Probably all that is needed is to look carefully at the room and the things in there and to remove the unnecessary and to clean up the corners.
In the gospel Jesus said that the coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say "Look here! Look there!" But He also said that there will be some who will tell us to look here and look there.
So where or what are we to look for then? We look to none other than to God to give us the Spirit of Wisdom, for as the 1st reading puts it: Wisdom is the breath of the power of God, a reflection of the eternal light, untarnished mirror of God's active power, image of His goodness.
So we must turn to God and ask for the Spirit of Wisdom so that we will know what is necessary and what is not, to do what God wants of us, so that even in the practical and ordinary matters of life, we will know that God's Wisdom is guiding us to what is right and just.