Mad Wisdom              

When I first arrived in the UK I was sat at a bus stop with 2 other people, A young lady and an older gentleman. The older gentleman was impeccably dressed and was very charming, that is right up to the point when he got up, walked out into the street ad started howling at the moon. He then sat down as if nothing happened and explained he was of lycanthropic descent. He was descended from werewolves apparently. Needless to say, he was less charming after this and, if not already, most likely should have been under the care of mental health professionals.

Solomon describes wisdom as someone who cries out in the streets, who raises their voices in the square. I wonder if we as a society haven’t begin to see wisdom, particularly Godly wisdom, in the same way we might see someone, like my gentleman with mental health problems. It’s all a bit odd and possibly dangerous, best not spoken about or considered and probably best locked away for everyone’s safety.

The trouble is that is that people with mental health problems very often are capable of teaching us profound things. I have a friend who is bipolar. He has a Christian faith and spirituality that amazes me every time. He drew a book called Kanook the bipolar bear about his experiences and the conversations we have had about God have been thought provoking and challenging. Most people wouldn’t give him the time of day I wager. God’s wisdom is radical and challenging and if it seems  challenging, that’s because it is. It

 is the path to  knowledge and righteousness that

 comes from  God who is the most rational mind in

 the universe.  Maybe we need to be listening to

 the shouting in  the square a bit more.