Tag: wisdom
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Daily Office Reflection — September 19, 2026Psalms 87, 90, 136; Hosea 1:1–2:1; Acts 20:1–6; Luke 4:38–44
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”— Psalm 90:12 I have been thinking about wisdom. What is it? Is wisdom subjective? Is it simply knowing more than I knew yesterday? Is it having the right answers? The longer I travel this pilgrimage, the less I think wisdom is…
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When We Don’t Understand
Daily Office Reflection — Acts 12:1–17 Sometimes Sacred Writings leave me with an answer. Sometimes they leave me with a question. Acts 12 leaves me with a very big question. King Herod begins persecuting believers in the church. He has James, the brother of John and one of the Sons of Thunder, killed with the…
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Ask the Animals, and They Will Teach You
Daily Office Reflection — Job 12:1–6, 13–25 Sometimes a few words in Sacred Writings stop me, and I know I need to stay with them awhile. That happened today while reading Job. Job is responding to Zophar and the other friends who have been trying to explain his suffering. They have answers. They believe they…
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Teach Me to Walk in Truth
Daily Office — Proper 17, Year TwoPsalms 25, 9, 15; Job 12:1–6, 13–25; Acts 11:19–30; John 8:21–32 Sometimes when I read the Daily Office, one word or phrase seems to follow me from one reading into another. Today that word was truth. Psalm 25 begins with a prayer that has become increasingly important to me:…
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What Does the Past Tell Us About the Present?
Series: Life LessonsWednesday, August 19, 2026 In my 76 years of living, I have seen a lot of things change. I grew up on a family farm in Mississippi. Family farms were everywhere then. They were not just businesses. They were homes, ways of life, and often something one generation expected to pass along to…
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The Curious Pilgrim
Learning Wisdom by Remembering Mercy Daily Office Reflection – Psalm 107, 1 Samuel 9:15–10:1, Acts 7:30–43, Luke 22:39–51 “Whoever is wise will ponder these things and consider well the mercies of the Lord.”—Psalm 107:43 There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge fills our minds. Wisdom shapes our lives. Most of us do not…
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Who Can Learn the Counsel of God?
Today’s Daily Office readings invite us into one of life’s deepest questions. In the Book of Wisdom, the writer asks: “Who has learned your counsel, unless you have given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high?”— Wisdom 9:17 It is an honest question. Human beings long for certainty. We want answers, clarity, direction,…
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Who Is the King of Glory?
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 24 • Wisdom 7:22–8:1 • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17 • Matthew 7:7–14 Fifty-seven years ago today, I stood before God believing I had found the companion who would walk beside me for the rest of my life. Like many young people standing at the altar, I imagined love would be enough to…
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The Wisdom That Teaches Us How to Live
Daily Office Reflections Psalm 100 • Wisdom 6:12–23 • Colossians 3:1–11 • Luke 7:1–17 “For the Lord is good;his mercy is everlasting;and his faithfulness endures from age to age.”— Psalm 100:5 There are days when the Daily Office readings seem scattered like leaves blowing in different directions. Then there are days when the Scriptures gather…
