Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Proverbs chapter 3 verses 13 through 18:
13 Happy are those who find wisdom,
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver,
and her revenue better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.
Mother of Wisdom, you are like a tree planted by streams of water. Your roots are old and strong and have sustained through many times of trouble. The scars and wrinkles on your trunk prove you know how to endure. The fruit from your hands has fed three generations.
We need you, Mother of Wisdom. We come to you again when the world is dark and times are uncertain. We come to you when we need a home-cooked meal or a place to stay or maybe just a cup of sagacity. We come to you when something deep inside our soul tells us we need a story. We come to you when the ancestors summon. We come to you to listen to the voice of God.
Mother of Wisdom, we know your roots will not live forever. You’ve had your three score and ten plus twenty more. Yet even should your leaves fall but once more, they fall on a field full of your seedlings, already growing in their own wisdom and stature.
Thank you.
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