Since 2013 there has been a tremendous increase of knowledge among the Covenant Christians. From a series of 10 talks, The Holy Order, The Holy Order, Part 2, The Mission of Elijah Reconsidered, The First Three Words, Our Divine Parents, In Defense of Jesus Christ, The Religion of the Fathers, to The Perfect Mousetrap, and the Glossary of Gospel Terms, [to name only a few] knowledge has been poured out on our people. At present we may well be the most knowledgable group of Christians on earth. Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another.
Recent events have demonstrated how little wisdom we have acquired during this same time. It is as if the outpouring of knowledge has left no measurable increase in our wisdom. We are imbalanced, and cannot advance as a group if we neglect the need for developing wisdom.
A talk given in 2019, Love Others as Yourself provided insight that could (and should) have benefitted us. Others, including Self Awareness, and Hearts Aligned with God, could have helped also. The recent podcast Satya: Truthfulness was another recent opportunity to increase wisdom among ourselves. But as a group we seem far more interested in acquiring knowledge than in applying wisdom.
The imbalance between knowledge and wisdom will impair the development of a community if it is not cured. Wisdom requires the community to engage, acquire missing skills, practice patience and gain experience. It cannot be obtained by avoiding, blaming, accusing, and hiding from responsibilities imposed on us.