Scripture tells us that YHWH God created humankind in the divine image, filled with wisdom and understanding, care and compassion. And also with the ability to use that wisdom and understanding, care and compassion, or not...
Today we begin the six weeks of the Season of Creation. We begin at the beginning, just not as we might expect – with chaos and emptiness and darkness over the face of the deep, with the Spirit of God brooding over the surface of the waters. (Gen 1: 2).  Instead, we begin with Wisdom and Understanding from the book of Proverbs and the book of Sirach.