I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;

I possess knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:12

Knowledge with discretion. We're packed with knowledge. At a click of the mouse, the awe of a newly discovered comet battles for attention with the best country artist of the last twenty five years. Tar balls travel to the Florida coast, and elections results are predicted before they close the polls. And that's just today. The knowledge pounds from internet screens, radio announcers, constantly scrolling bars across ever present televisions. Does it make us any smarter, any better, any more compassionate, or effective?

I'm not sure there's a lot of discretion to go with that knowledge. Does everything anyone knows really need to be announced to the world? Is everyone's opinion on every comment box adding value to important discussions?

Where do we gain the wisdom? The marriage of knowledge and discretion that lifts the dialogue from gossip to enlightenment, from anger and destruction to the construction of solutions.

There's no easy button, no website of answers, just deep thought, study, and prayer to seek the wisdom of God.