Fountain of All Wisdom

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Proper 11 BCP 231)

Franklin has a beautiful fountain. It is gracefully proportioned and placed in the center of a lovely park. It shows up in pictures for all types of personal celebrations: weddings, graduations, proms, family gatherings, Saturday morning playdates. It is always giving, that is, when it is turned on. The water flows from top to bottom and around again. Throwing out water no matter who is around. In the wind, it sprays the rich and the homeless. It is a focal point, not hidden, out and available for all. 

Fountains are lovely images for metaphors. God, as the fountain of all wisdom, as many similarities as our Egbert Memorial Fountain. God is part of all of our personal celebrations, even when we forget God is in the background. God is always giving, to the rich to the poor, to the lonely and those with lots of connections. God is not hidden, is available to all, and flows in ways we cannot always see. God does not make us partake in God's wisdom, just as the fountain doesn't require you to look at it, but it is there and available.

I hope you'll stop and take a look at the fountain in the park this week. How many times have you passed by it without seeing it lately? How often have you missed God in your life because you weren't paying attention? God, the fountain of all wisdom, has wisdom to share with you, ready and available.