Divine wisdom guides our lives when we let ourselves be led by it

Márcio Mendes, on the program ‘Sorrindo Pra Vida’ [Smiling at Life], meditates on the wisdom that comes from on high, which makes us have attitudes of generosity with our brothers.

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The meditated Word are in Sirach 37:20 -27

A word is the source of every deed;a thought, of every act.The root of all conduct is the heart;four branches it shoots forth:Good and evil, death and life,and their absolute mistress is the tongue.One may be wise and benefit many,yet appear foolish to himself.One may be wise, but if his words are rejected,he will be deprived of all enjoyment.When one is wise to his own advantage,the fruits of knowledge are seen in his own person.When one is wise to the advantage of people,the fruits of knowledge are lasting.One wise for himself has full enjoyment,and all who see him praise him.The days of one’s life are numbered,but the life of Israel, days without number.26One wise among the people wins a heritage of glory,and his name lives on and on.My son, while you are well, govern your appetite,and see that you do not allow it what is bad for you.

How nice it is when people look at us and see blessings! A wise heart is a gift from God, but also a personal construction. We are all born with the potential for wisdom, but many prefer to continue with weak intelligence.

Within us there is the ignorant and an extraordinary. Becoming wise people will require of us an attitude.What are our activities for today? Seek to act wisely in all. When we are in fellowship with God, our attitudes are inspired by him.

The heart is the root of all decisions. All that we choose leads us to life or death. Only good things come out of a healthy heart.

Let us acustom our our hearts to the right things and make the right things desirable. Maybe your loving gesture is the only thing a person will receive in life. Understand that for all we do there is a reward, but this reward will not always come in the form of money, but will always come.

To be wise is to act with good heart, being true and kind. Whoever walks in a lie is the first to be mistaken.Wisdom has to see with truth. Let us be true and good. Nobody wants to be around empty people; we may not be what others want us to be.

When we act in truth, wisdom produces fruit in our life. We win people’s respect and we love each other. What good we do, God does not allow to be lost.

The Lord is always good to us. React toanother’s roughness with goodness! Facetrouble with generosity. To be generous is to go right to adress problems.

What is generosity? Is to help immediately. There are people who help out of obligation, but the generous person helps in time, in the moment. Being generous is to go right to the problem and work out something good.

Márcio Mendes
Canção Nova Community missionary

Portuguese Transcription and adaptation: Ariele Silva

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