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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-beginning-of-wisdom-v2.html

July 1, 2006 7:50am

The Beginning of Wisdom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/beginning-of-wisdom.html

Psalm 111:10

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