Wisdom Calls Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice? 2 ?Atop the heights? beside the road, at the crossroads she stands. 3 Beside gates, before towns, at the entrance of doors, she cries out: 4 “To you, O ?people?, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind. 5 Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn ?intelligence?. 6 Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips. 7 My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness;…
+ DAILY PRAYER +
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 31:9-10, 14-19
Psa 31:9 Be gracious to me, O LORD,
for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief;
my soul and my body also.
Psa 31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
and my bones waste away.
Psa 31:14 But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”
Psa 31:15 My times are in your hand;
rescue me from the hand of my enemies
and from my persecutors!
Psa 31:16 Make your face shine on your servant;
save me in your steadfast love!
Psa 31:17 O LORD, let me not be put to shame,
for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go silently to Sheol.
Psa 31:18 Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
Psa 31:19 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!
Reading for Thursday June 19th Prov 8:1-21
Wisdom Calls
8 Does not wisdom call,
and understanding raise its voice?
2 ?Atop the heights? beside the road,
at the crossroads she stands.
3 Beside gates, before towns,
at the entrance of doors, she cries out:
4 “To you, O ?people?, I call,
and my cry is to the children of humankind.
5 Learn prudence, O simple ones;
fools, learn ?intelligence?.
6 Listen! For noble things I will speak,
and upright things from the opening of my lips.
7 My mouth will utter truth,
and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness;
none of them are twisted and crooked.
9 All of them are straight to him who understands,
and upright to those who find knowledge.
10 Take my teaching and not silver;
may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels,
and all desires shall not compare with her.
12 I, wisdom, live with prudence,
and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Yahweh is hatred of evil,
pride, and arrogance and an evil way.
And I hate a mouth of perversity.
14 ?Advice and sound judgment? are mine;
I am understanding, ?strength is mine?.
15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree righteousness.
16 By me rulers rule,
and nobles—all judges of righteousness.
17 I love ?those who love me?,
and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
18 Fortune and glory are with me,
enduring wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold,
and my yield than choice silver.
20 In the way of righteousness I walk,
in the midst of paths of justice,
21 in order to endow those who love me with wealth,
and I will fill their treasuries.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and delivered into the hands of sinful men to suffer death upon the cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
