Wisdom
At the Heart of Creation
This Sunday, we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity—a day devoted not to a single event, but to the living, loving nature of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
One of the most beautiful and surprising passages assigned for Trinity Sunday comes not from the Gospels or Epistles, but from the Hebrew Scriptures: Proverbs 8, where Wisdom herself speaks.
She stands in the public square, crying out to all who will listen. She recounts how she was present at the dawn of creation—"beside God like a master worker"—rejoicing in the world and delighting in the human race.
Who is this Wisdom?
In Jewish tradition, Chokmah (in Hebrew) or Sophia (in Greek) was personified as a feminine figure, often seen as the radiant expression of God’s will and creativity. Over time, Christian thinkers saw connections between this Wisdom figure and Christ, the eternal Word through whom all things were made (John 1), or with the Holy Spirit, the breath of God that animates all life.
Church Fathers such as Origen and Athanasius reflected deeply on this identification. Later mystics and theologians, including St. Hildegard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich, spoke of Divine Wisdom as intimately connected to the soul’s journey toward God. And modern scholars like Catherine LaCugna remind us that the doctrine of the Trinity is not meant to be abstract—it's about God's life with us and our life with one another.
Wisdom isn’t just a poetic device. She is a glimpse into the relational, joyful, and creative life of God—calling out to us still today.
Join us this Sunday as we explore how Wisdom gives us a fresh lens to encounter the Trinity—not as a riddle to solve, but as a relationship to enter.
And maybe, just maybe, you’ll leave with a renewed sense that you, too, are part of God’s joy.
