The Book of Wisdom lays bare our human struggle - how often we wear ourselves out, trying to reach God on our own terms. And why? Maybe it is the crushing busyness of life, the mind games we play with ourselves, or the slow decline of our bodies. Whatever the reason, our efforts alone lead nowhere.

But there is hope. God does not leave us in our exhaustion. He sends His Spirit to guide us, and leads us down paths made straight by Wisdom. She is the one who saves us from our own futility into usefulness.

This is the person the psalmist sings about - the one whose heart overflows with gratitude, who proclaims, ''You, Lord, have been our refuge, age after age."

Jesus, too, calls us to something deeper. He asks us to count the cost of following Him. Are we living in a bubble of our own making? Chasing illusions? Jesus does not want half-hearted devotion. He wants real disciples - people willing to carry their cross, to walk the hard but holy road. That's the Wisdom He offers. That's the Spirit who leads St Paul, Philemon, and Onesimus to God's Will. They transformed a runaway slave into a brother in Christ. Once "useless," now indispensable. Once a slave, now family. This is the invitation of Wisdom - for us to be relational in imbibing Jesus, not by our own strength, but by God's grace. Not through our striving, but through surrender.