Content of Heart

Today's readings are on wisdom.  

As a reward, Solomon was granted great wisdom from God because he wanted to have an understanding mind to govern his people and to be able to discern good from evil.  He didn't ask for selfish gain.  Wisdom gives joy to the people who seek the truth.  When the Queen of Sheba came from afar to ask him questions- he had answered them to her joy and surpassed her expectations because viewing her surroundings, she was impressed by the provision of God and the orderliness Solomon's home.
The just man’s mouth utters wisdom.
Commit your life to the Lord,
  trust in him and he will act,
so that your justice breaks forth like the light,
  your cause like the noon-day sun.

The just man’s mouth utters wisdom
  and his lips speak what is right;
the law of his God is in his heart,
  his steps shall be saved from stumbling.

The salvation of the just comes from the Lord,
  their stronghold in time of distress.
The Lord helps them and delivers them
  and saves them: for their refuge is in him.

Conversely in the gospel, 

And he went on, ‘It is what comes out of a man that makes him unclean. For it is from within, from men’s hearts, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within and make a man unclean.’

​This brings me to St. Joseph.  Words and Actions do tell what is in a man's heart..good or evil.

When Mary was with child... 

Joseph was faithful to the law but didn't want her disgraced or killed.  
So Joseph wanted to divorce her quietly and that would mean that ultimately he saved her life and the life of LIFE Himself!  Joseph was pro life from the very beginning!  He was also pro love...it comes together!

Joseph didn't know how she became pregnant but he knew it was not from him.  
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”  Matthew 1: 20-21

WISDOM:
Because this action of Joseph, it shows the content of his heart, he had true love.  Even though he may have been terribly distraught, he did not take revenge..he did not have Mary and her child harmed!  He passed the test!  The test of Love!

Only one deserving of passing the test of Love can ever be the Steward of Love and the Tree that bore the fruit of Love!!!!!!!!  That's what the heart of Joseph is made up of!

You have a decision to make.  Will you be undivided and give your love to God?  Or will you be duplicitous ?  Yes to God or no?   We chose heaven or not by the above question.