Posted on 05/31/2026 8:07:27 PM PDT by metmom
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; discretion will watch over you understanding will guard you, delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil, men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.
Father, We thank You and praise You that You have given us Your word and shed Your wisdom on us through it. We thank You that if any of us lack wisdom, all we have to do is ask.
And so we come to You in these troubled times and ask for Your wisdom to navigate them. Guide us in walking in wisdom, YOUR wisdom, to do the right thing any situation. Give us wisdom in how to respond to the people around us when making decisions in areas that are uncertain or ambiguous.
We especially lift up our leaders and ask that You give them great wisdom in their decisions at the national and international levels. Give them hearts to seek out You and Your wisdom.
Thank You for Your generosity in sharing Yourself with us and Your willingness to guide us simply for the asking. May we glorify You in our lives, making right and wise decisions.
In Jesus' Name.
Amen
Thank you and AMEN! Joining in prayer with all.
Psalm 91
1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,*
2 will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.’
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge,*
the Most High your dwelling-place,
10 no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honour them.
Amen.
Amen!
Let us always seek wisdom
Lord, we pray that those who govern us will seek wisdom.
We pray that they will be good stewards.
We pray that they will fear God.
Amen
Yes Lord Jesus, give us and our leaders wisdom, for without it we fail.
Prayers for our nation and for our Troops in harms way.
Amen.
Joining in prayer. God bless.
Amen, metmom
Affirming the wisdom of Scripture.
Joining in prayer for our beloved America250.
May wisdom from above be applied to AI and our leaders.
May Providence raise up the godly in the special elections and mid-terms.
In Jesus Name
Amen
In Jesus Name
Amen
Postfeast of (Orthodox) Pentecost — Day of the Holy Spirit
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/01/46-postfeast-of-pentecost-day-of-the-holy-spirit
Troparion
Blessed are You O Christ Our God / You have revealed the fishermen as most wise / by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / through them You drew the world into Your net / O Lover of Man, Glory to You!
Kontakion
When the most High came down and confused the tongues, / He divided the nations; / but when he distributed the tongues of fire / He called all to unity. / Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-holy Spirit!
...........Today we honor the all-Holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, Who descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost in the form of fiery tongues in fulfillment of the Lord’s promise to send the Comforter to His disciples (JN 14:16). That same Holy Spirit remains within the Church throughout the ages, guiding it “into all truth” (JN 16:13).....
St. Justin of Ćelije (aka Justin Popović; in Cyrillic Serbian, Јустин Поповић)
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Justin_Popovich
Kontakion
We proclaim to the faithful the inexhaustible fount conveying the Orthodox doctrines, and an angel-like man full of divine zeal, the divine Justin, the offspring of the Serbs, who by his sound teachings and writings hath strengthened the faith of all in the Lord.
Quotes
“In Christianity truth is not a philosophical concept nor is it a theory, a teaching, or a system, but rather, it is the living theanthropic hypostasis—the historical Jesus Christ (John 14:6). Before Christ men could only conjecture about the Truth since they did not possess it. With Christ as the incarnate divine Logos the eternally complete divine Truth enters into the world. For this reason the Gospel says: “Truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).”
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Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him at Rome
Troparion
O Justin, teacher of divine knowledge, / you shone with the radiance of true philosophy. / You were wisely armed against the Enemy. / Confessing the truth, you contested with the Martyrs, / with them, O Justin, always entreat Christ to save our souls.
AMEN!! AMEN!! The Principle thing! Thank you, metmom
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