Wednesday, January 06, 2016

The Beginning of Wisdom – v3

In the Beginning, we were afraid
we knew our nakedness
biting into the flesh of the fruit
of the forbidden tree;
We were hiding from God, afraid.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”
the psalmist wrote, oh so long ago;
We forget so often, so quickly,
forget God is a jealous God;
We forget our weakness without God.

We walk in our own paths
following a separate false idol,
graven images and temporal pleasures;
So many opportunities of epiphany lost
in our delusion, our self-reliance

We must cleave to the Lord;
We must follow His commands
to love one another
to share in the Good News;
Listen, Hear His still voice
burning within you now.

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edited January 6, 2016
The Beginning of Wisdom – v3

(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited July 21, 2014
The Beginning of Wisdom – v2
July 1, 2006 7:50am
The Beginning of Wisdom
Psalm 111:10

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