Meditations on "Wisdom"

T For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

Some of us say we have hope in God, but what does that mean?

One of the books in the Bible is called Proverbs. It is also known by many as the book of wisdom.

Step-10 encourages us to regularly take personal inventory and when we are wrong about anything to promptly admit it.

God designed humans with a natural desire to pursue pleasure.

Pride is a very destructive character defect. It is evident in our lives when we think negative, angry, and/or, victimized thoughts.

God longs for us to experience love and blessing in relationship with others.

We wonder if God is listening to our prayers when traumatic situations arise, and we are trying to navigate our way through them.

For all of us stress comes from many areas of life.

In Step 2 of the 12-Step program we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

When His disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, the words that He used were full of wisdom on how to approach God in order that He both hear and answer their prayers.

Yesterday, men and women who lost their lives in past wars were honoured with parades to the cenotaph in local communities.