This Day At the Vicarage 9-15-20

joseph elon lillie's avatarNotes From the Vicarage

It has been a busy week at the Vicarage. I guess the pace really picked up last Frida.y As Brenda had her first full day at the apple orchard I performed a funeral and then mowed the lawn at our local art gallery. Meanwhile Amanda did her on-line children’s church lesson and prepped for Sunday.

Saturday was church clean up day. About twenty of us raked leaves, pulled weeds, dug up saplings and cut down a few bigger trees.

By the time Amanda and I got home from this we both needed Motrin and a nap.

Sunday of course was a church. After service one of our congregants had a medical emergency. Thankfully a family from church was able to get her to urgent care. Afterwards while the family got the lady settled back into her home Amanda, Brenda and I took a trip to the pharmacy to pick up…

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Morning Direction From Scripture 9-15-20

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2for gaining wisdom and instruction;

for understanding words of insight;

3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,

doing what is right and just and fair;

4for giving prudence to those who are simple,

knowledge and discretion to the young—

5let the wise listen and add to their learning,

and let the discerning get guidance—

6for understanding proverbs and parables,

the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

What are words of insight?