not being obsessed with money, from Proverbs.

 

 

 

The passage in which this verse appears looks like a guidebook for people who are invited to dine with kings.  "his food is deceitful" it says.  Its reminding us not to be impressed, to remain true to the Gospel, and not blinded by shiny things.

Its good advice, and just this morning on another page, the philosopher Seneca is being quoted saying, "draw inward to yourself as far as you can", and the philosopher Seneca was a member of Nero's court until he fell out of favor.

We have to use prayer as a guiding star, and then our recommended precepts of love and hope.

Meme: Proverbs 21:2 "...the Lord weighs the heart..."

 

We know God has great wrath and sits in judgement, but how many know that God's love and mercy is as great as his wrath?

Two verse memes and a quotation from the Book of Sirach

 Sirach 1:1-10

All wisdom comes from the Lord and is with him for ever.

The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity--who can count them?

The height of heaven, the breadth of the earth, the abyss and wisdom--who can search them out?

Wisdom was created before all things, and prudent understanding from eternity.

The root of wisdom--to whom has it been revealed?  Her clever devices--who knows them?

There is One who is wise, greatly to be feared, sitting upon his throne.

The Lord himself created wisdom, he saw her and apportioned her, he poured her out upon all his works.

She dwells with all flesh according to his gift, and he supplied her to those who love him.

two proverbs. Learnings, corrections and other such plans of man.

He who loves to learn loves knowledge,

but he who will not be corrected is a fool.

-Proverbs 12:1(paraphrase)

The plans of the mind belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

-Proverbs 16:1(paraphrase)