THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

CHAPTER 8

IN PRAISE OF WISDOM

Listen! Wisdom is calling out.

Reason is making herself heard.

On the hilltops near the road

and at the cross-roads she stands.

At the entrance to the city,

beside the gates, she calls:

“I appeal to you, mankind;

I call to everyone on earth.

Are you immature? Learn to be mature.

Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.

Listen to my excellent words;

all I tell you is right.

What I say is the truth;

lies are hateful to me.

Everything I say is true;

nothing is false or misleading.

To the man with insight, it is all clear;

to the well-informed, it is all plain.

Choose my instructions instead of silver;

choose knowledge rather than the finest gold.

“I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels;

nothing you want can compare with me.

I am Wisdom, and I have insight;

I have knowledge and sound judgment.

To honor the Lord is to hate evil;.

I hate pride and arrogance,

evil ways and false words.

I make plans and carry them out.

I have understanding, and I am strong.

I help kings to govern and rulers to make good laws.

Every ruler on earth governs with my help,

statesmen and noblemen alike.

I love those who love me;

Whoever looks for me can find me.

I have riches and honor to give,

prosperity and success.

What you get from me is better than the finest gold,

better than the purest silver.

I walk the way of righteousness;

I follow the paths of justice,

giving wealth to those who love me,

filling their houses with treasures.

The Lord created me first of all,

the first of his works, long ago.

I was made in the very beginning,

at the first, before the world began.

I was born before the oceans,

when there were no springs of water.

I was born before the mountains,

before the hills were set in place,

before God made the earth and its fields

or even the first handful of soil.

I was there when He set the sky in place,

when He stretched the horizon across the ocean,

when He placed the clouds in the sky,

when He opened the springs of the ocean

and ordered the waters of the sea

to rise no further than He said.

I was there when He laid the earth’s foundations.

I was beside Him like an architect,

I was His daily source of joy,

always happy in His presence –

happy with the world

and pleased with the human race.

“Now, young men, listen to me.

Do as I say, and you will be happy.

Listen to what you are taught.

Be wise; do not neglect it.

The man who listens to me will be happy -

the man who stays at my door everyday,

waiting at the entrance to my home.

The man who finds me finds life,

and the Lord will be pleased with him.

The man who does not find me, hurts himself;

anyone who hates me loves death.”

ACT FOR THE DAY

God of Mercy, in the name of Lord Jesus we offer you this day’s Holy Rosary through the intercession of Blessed Mother for the remission of our sins and the sins of our ancestors which forbid us to enjoy healthy and prosperous bliss filled gift of our life. Amen.

The Lord says, “Fear Not, I will save you.”

With Love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

Kindly Note:

As per the message from God of KLWC, our team will be conducting an in-house 24 hours fasting prayer service from the 3^rd Oct 2015 to 4^th Oct 2015.  Your Thanksgivings and Prayer Requests are welcome.