In this episode, we discuss the wisdom of God as found in the readings of the 3rd Sunday in Lent. God’s divinely revealed law is not just a set of arbitrary rules, but a training or teaching in the wisdom of love. Like a parent raising children, God starts us with the “no”s and “do not”s, but leads us to love—love of God and love of neighbor. The law is ultimately for our good and benefit, which is the wisdom of God’s law. To the world that tends to glorify the self first, the ways of Christ seem foolish and counterproductive. Nevertheless, we proclaim Christ crucified as the evidence and proof of God’s love for us and as our model and exemplar. Out of love for His heavenly Father, Jesus “cleanses” the temple in the sight of God’s people. His zeal for His Father’s house, at once, shows us how God is willing to fight and die for the purity of our faith and the salvation of our soul, but also how God’s zeal should be lovingly reciprocated by us for God. Here is a link to the readings of the Third Sunday of Lent: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030721-YearB.cfm