“Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.” -excerpt from Proverbs 1:20-33
Fans of the 1990’s sitcom Boy Meets World love to quote “The Feeny Call.” Eric Matthews–a high school student–is neighbors with his teacher, Mr. Feeny. While both Eric and Mr. Feeny often complained about their constant close proximity, deep down they both loved it. On special occasions, usually when Eric needed advice, he would come out of his house and call for his beloved teacher in a ridiculous, sing-songy voice: “Feeny?! Fa-fa-fa-fa-feeny! Feenay! Fee-hee-heenay!”
Good teachers like Mr. Feeny know that they’re making a difference when their students seek them out for help. But in the second half of Proverbs 1, we see the opposite happening. No one is seeking Lady Wisdom. In fact, everyone is ignoring her. It’s Lady Wisdom who is going out calling to her students: “Eric?! Eh-eh-eh-eh-eric! Eric! Er-ri-iiiiic!”
What are we supposed to make of this role reversal?
Lent is the season of the Church year when Christian intentionally reflect on how much we need Jesus to be our Savior and Sustainer each day.
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Audio-Only Podcast Bumper Music is an arrangement of “Be Thou My Vision” by Dr. Clifton Davis, FBCM’s Worship Arts Pastor.
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