Intelligence vs Wisdom

From a post on my college online class homework. Steve's main issue was how the old people had it made because the young people would have to support them with SSA payments.

Well Steve,I am old and so far I have taken care of, mentored, encouraged, protected and served far more young people than old. Speaking from a life lived for half a century, (plus a little but who the heck is counting? Not me for sure!) I can tell you that I have more WISDOM now - even without my college education than I ever had when I was young. I think God gives everyone intelligence but that it doesn't become wisdom until we learn to use it to serve others; to encourage those who loose hope, to mentor those who need to learn, to protect those that need protection and to take care of those that are not able to care for themselves - young or old. I'm glad I'm independent enough that I won't plan on being supported by SSA but at the same time realize that it is our dependency on each other that keeps us humble and teaches us our most important lessons. And for the debt being incurred? If we all lived off of a cash basis, we probably wouldn't send folks to Washington that didn't have the same respect for money that we do.

Why Grace?

Folks often wonder why Grace would make a difference in a persons life. All too often, we judge, we condemn, we gossip, and we discourage everything we don't agree with. Things that make us stretch outside of our comfort zone because we really don't know how to react.

Grace doesn't fear. It doesn't judge, it doesn't condemn. Instead, Grace allows wisdom to speak and to question; to determine the best response. One that will respect humanity while protecting honor and integrity.