Today's Meditation: Sirach 51:12-20
I sought wisdom openly in my prayer. (Sirach 51:13)
How many of us could claim that we desired wisdom at a young age? It seems as if Ben Sira, the author of the Book of Sirach, did. He shares how intensely he prayed for wisdom and how God granted him the desires of his heart. And now, countless… More »
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