Proverbs 3:13-17 (NRSV)
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Verse 14for her income is better than silver,
Verse 15She is more precious than jewels,
Verse 16Long life is in her right hand;
Verse 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
Devotion
“It’s not fair! It’s not fair!” I would cry out as a child, smarting over some snub or injustice. And my mother would respond with the usual, “Whoever said life was fair?” People don’t always find long life, riches and honor following in the wake of their wise understanding. But as St. Paul tells us, the wisdom of God is the foolishness of the cross, a pearl of priceless worth in the midst of failure and disappointment. “She is
a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.”
Prayer
Gracious God, make us wise in the way of the cross, and let us know your peace in times of prosperity and in times of anxiety. Amen.