1. And it came to pass that Jesus was walking by the fig trees near Bethany, and a great crowd followed him, for they had heard of his healings and teachings.
2. A woman cried out from among them, “Rabbi, you speak with such brightness! Tell us: from where comes your wisdom?”
3. And Jesus turned to her and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, she who seeks Wisdom has already drawn near to the Kingdom of God.”
4. Then he lifted his eyes to heaven and spoke: “O Jerusalem, how often has Wisdom stretched out her arms to you, like a mother to her wandering children!”
5. “She cried aloud in the streets, she called at the city gates, saying: ‘Turn, O simple ones, and I will give you insight. Eat of my bread, drink of my wine, and you shall live.’”
6. “But you would not listen. You hardened your hearts, and turned from her voice, as your fathers did also.”
7. And the disciples were astonished and said, “Lord, who is this Wisdom you speak of, and where does she dwell?”
8. Jesus answered, “Before the mountains were formed, she danced beside the Father. When the depths were divided, she was there, rejoicing always in his presence.”
9. “She is the breath of the Most High, pure and without stain, the mirror of eternal light. She goes forth from God, and returns not empty.”
10. “Blessed is the one who loves her and walks in her ways, for she will guard him as a lamp guards the feet at night.”
11. Then Jesus took a child into his arms and said, “To such as these does Sophia reveal her secrets. For the proud she confounds, but to the lowly she sings.”
12. “She is not far off. Behold: I speak to you in her voice. The words I give you are her bread; the truth I show you is her path.”
13. “The wise shall know her by her fruits: mercy, justice, and peace. And whoever walks with her shall stumble no more.”
14. A Pharisee among them said, “You speak as if Wisdom lives and moves—can a thing be so?”
15. Jesus answered him, saying, “Do you not read the prophets? ‘Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars.’ She is no thing, but life itself, breathing through the ages.”
16. “Even now she knocks. And to the one who opens, she will enter and prepare a feast.”
17. The people marveled and whispered among themselves, and many that day were stirred in heart.
18. And Jesus departed to the Mount of Olives to pray, saying, “O Sophia, companion from the beginning, guide me still, that I may lead them into all truth.”
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