Wisdom

 

10Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. 11The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.

3:3Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David; only, he sacrificed and offered incense at the high places.

4The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the principal high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I should give you." 6And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. 7And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted.

9Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?" 10It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you.

13I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you. 14If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life."

 

1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

 

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Dream of Solomon
GIORDANO, Luca, 1693

Museo del Prado, Madrid

 

Luca Giordano was one of the most important painters of the late Baroque period, practising a heroic, monumental style seasoned with decorative colour. Invited to Spain by King Charles II in 1692, he was soon established as the leading painter at the Spanish Court. For the crown, he painted in particular the biblical stories of Solomon and David in a spectacular series now divided between the Prado and the Royal Palace in Madrid.

 

https://www.wga.hu/html_m/g/giordano/1/dream_s.html

 

 

 

 

The best-informed man

is not necessarily the wisest …

To recognize the significant in the factual

is wisdom.

~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge speaks,

but wisdom listens.

~ Jimi Hendrix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look who all came to visit!!!

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Carolyn Alexander and niece Robin Sakamoto

 

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Kimra Perkins and Randy Sackerson hosted a delightful tea for my family!

 

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Randy Sackerson, Dottie and Jack Alexander

 

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Sondra Kellogg, Kimra Perkins, Dot Alexander, Carolyn Alexander, Jack Alexander, Robin Sakamoto, Randy Sackerson

 

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Carolyn Alexander with brother Jack Alexander and his daughter, Robin Sakamoto

 

 

Robin and I joined Lynn and Jim Gilbert to see Wicked at the Buell Theatre.

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The sets and lighting were wonderful!

 

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Robin Sakamoto, Lynn and Jim Gilbert

 

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Jim Gilbert with his sister, Alyce Gilbert.

Alyce is the Wardrobe Supervisor for Wicked on Broadway and arranged for us to have a huge discount on our Center Row G tickets.

 

 

 

 

May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.
May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
May you respond to the call of your gift and find the courage to follow its path.
May the flame of anger free you from falsity.
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and may anxiety never linger about you.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
May you be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
~ John O'Donohue
A Blessing, Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong.

 

 

 

 

August 18, 2024  Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost [Proper 15B]

Previous OPQs may be found at: 

 

15Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:15-20

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

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Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

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LECTIONARY

1 Kings 2:10–12; 3:3–14 

Psalm 111 

Ephesians 5:15–20 

John 6:51–58

 



SUMMARY



https://www.preachingtoday.com/lectionary/

 

THE WORD:

In calling himself the “Bread of Life,” Jesus is talking about much more than food — he’s talking about our self-centeredness and the many forms it takes that has so disordered our world: avarice, greed, bigotry, arrogance.  

In the “bread” he gives us to eat, we become the body of Christ with and for one another; in his “blood” that he gives us to drink, his life of compassion, justice and selflessness flows within us, and we become what we have received: the sacrament of unity, peace and reconciliation.   

https://connectionsmediaworks.com/sundaygospel.html#aug18

 

 

First Reading 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

10Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. 11The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.

3:3Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David; only, he sacrificed and offered incense at the high places.

4The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the principal high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I should give you." 6And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. 7And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted.

9Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?" 10It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you.

13I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you. 14If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life."

Psalm 111:1-10

1Praise the LORD!

I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,

in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

2Great are the works of the LORD,

studied by all who delight in them.

3Full of honor and majesty is his work,

and his righteousness endures forever.

4He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;

the LORD is gracious and merciful.

5He provides food for those who fear him;

he is ever mindful of his covenant.

6He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the heritage of the nations.

7The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are trustworthy.

8They are established forever and ever,

to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.

9He sent redemption to his people;

he has commanded his covenant forever.

Holy and awesome is his name.

10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have a good understanding.

His praise endures forever.

Second Reading Ephesians 5:15-20

15Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gospel John 6:51-58

51"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; 55for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. 57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever."