“Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.”
― Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
From a very early age we are taught about the principles of right versus wrong. Most often (or at least in my case) this lesson came in the form of sharing. We must learn to share our toys, share our building blocks, share our books, and even share our food. As a child sharing feels like a foreign concept, much less like a compromise and much more like a punishment. Though, as we get older we begin to not only better understand this foreign concept, we begin to engage and practice in the act of sharing. Right versus wrong, sharing versus not sharing, whatever it may be, simply knowing the difference is not enough. We must engage and practice this knowledge. In doing so we are afforded the opportunity to see just how profound of an experience it is to share our toys with one another.
Loving God, provide in us a spirit of sharing. Amen.
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