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God, you are the fountain of wisdom and knowledge;
when we teach, give us the gifts we need,
give us willingness to learn always;
and with our new insights
we shall know you and your world.
Amen.

New Testament Reading - Real wisdom

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13If you are wise, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don’t brag about them, then you will be truly wise! 14And by all means don’t brag about being wise and good if you are bitter and jealous and selfish; that is the worst sort of lie. 15For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, inspired by the devil. 16For wherever there is jealousy or selfish ambition, there will be disorder and every other kind of evil.

17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure and full of quiet gentleness. Then it is peace-loving and courteous. It allows discussion and is willing to yield to others; it is full of mercy and good deeds. It is wholehearted and straightforward and sincere. 18And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness.

. . . . . James 3:13-18

A Mother's Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep,
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind
I pray I'll find a little quiet
far from the daily family riot.
May I lie back and not have to think,
of what they're stuffing down the sink,
or who they're with, or where they're at,
and what they're doing to the cat.
I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)
To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh NO! another goldfish dead!)
Some silence please, for goodness sake
(did I just hear a window break?)
And that I need not cook or clean
(well heck, I've got the right to dream!)
Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know,
I must have lost them long ago!
Grapevine, Issue 4, 2019