In the Hebrew (the language of the Old Testament) every noun has a gender – wisdom is feminine, “Sophia”. In the Book of Proverbs 8, wisdom is personified as a woman, actively calling out for people to choose her path of life and understanding; this imagery is used throughout the book, to emphasize the value and attractiveness of wisdom.
Then the New Testament frequently refers to Jesus as “the wisdom of God”. God’s wisdom came and dwelt among us.
A couple of years ago Trailand made his first music video – “Sophia”, using some of his favorite books, his daughters play blocks and poetic lyrics singing of the wisdom of God.
Sophia
Written by Trailand Gent Eltzroth
I knew I’d heard that voice before
When she looked in my direction
I remembered what my father said
“Son, one day you’ll see wisdom”
We shared a glass of her greatest truth
And I watched as her mouth became
A simple gift of love
She said her name
Sophia
Abide with me
Sophia
Walked into the room
Taught we wisdom
I lost her name after the day we met
I couldn’t find her in my phone for years
When I tried to look her up online
Oh I wasted a lot of time
When I found her she was on my shelf
In a book from an age gone by
When I held her on the very first page
I prayed her name
Sophia
Abide with me
Sophia
Walked into the room
Never left me
I can tell you where she is today
She is here in this very place
I can tell you of her gentle ways
As she teaches me of my many mistakes
I have tried to call her a thousand words
And each time they never sounded quite right
But I remember what my father said
How he sang her name
Sophia
Abide with me
Sophia
Walked into the room
Taught me wisdom
© 2022 Trailand Gent Eltzroth c/o www.collage.org
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