Solomon asks for the right thing: He asks for wisdom. He asks for it from a very humble place, the place of knowing that he is but a child and still he has been put in charge of large things. Leadership is a treacherous thing. How can we possibly know so when we are but children? That is what Solomon knew. He knew, even as a child, just how much help he was going to need to be a leader. He already had some of the wisdom he seeks. Ironically, he was wise beyond his years. God rewards him with wisdom for already being wise.

Sometimes we get involved with very circular matters. We need wisdom to know we need wisdom! We need love to be able to love. We need to be appreciated in order to be able to appreciate. Jesus makes it clear in gospel after gospel that we are able to have what we can giv…