Monday: Proverbs 1:1-19
Tuesday: Proverbs 1:20-33
Wednesday: Psalm 19
Thursday: Psalm 20
Friday: James 3:1-12
Saturday: Mark 8:22-26
Sunday: Mark 8:27-38
Who is wise? Proverbs and James ask this question. Even as Mark celebrates Jesus healing people who can’t speak, James cautions us about the tongue’s power to lie, spread errors, and destroy community. Peter looks wise in seeing who Jesus is, but foolish in imagining that Jesus’ relationship to God will prevent his suffering. We pray for wisdom. As the Psalmist says, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”