The Book of Deuteronomy is almost as hard to read as to pronounce, but it does have some strong passages. Chapter 30:10-14, the first reading for this Sunday, is one of them.
The whole book is presented as a kind of sermon that Moses preaches to the people before they enter the Promised Land after being delivered from Egypt. In this passage Moses urges the people to obey the Law and to "turn back to the Lord your God with all your heart and with your whole being."
Divine wisdom is not esoteric. It is not something hidden. It is accessible to every man and woman in Israel. They don't have to wait for some hero to bring it to them from high in the heavens or from far across the sea. "But the word is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it."
I have a strong conviction that God's wisdom is within me, guiding me, prompting me to do some things and not do others. When we surrender to that Wisdom within, we can go about our lives in blessed freedom.
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