When a rich young man asks Jesus about what he must do to inherit Eternal Life, Jesus invokes the commands of the Law. Further along in the conversation, Jesus indicates that it's not enough to abide by the Law in a cut-and-dry way: We must let the Law, the very words of God, shape our attitude and the way we live.
Like in the First Reading from Wisdom, God's Word, often portrayed in a similar way to Wisdom, is something we must seek after as a precious possession above all. And God's Word is a powerful force, piercing into us, searching our hearts, exposing what is there, especially anything that might be contrary to a life that pleases God.
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