Week: Learning & Wisdom
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
Lord God, we look forward to discovering more of Your wisdom in the Old Testament. Show us the way You want us to live, and help us to walk in Your ways today.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Annika
James 1:5
But if any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He is generous to everyone and will give you wisdom without criticising you.
James 1:5 (NCV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today, we’re REFLECTING on someone the Bible describes as ‘Lady Wisdom’.
Read by Annika
Proverbs 1:20-22
Wisdom is like a woman shouting in the street;
she raises her voice in the city squares.
She cries out in the noisy street
and shouts at the city gates:
‘You fools, how long will you be foolish?
How long will you make fun of wisdom
and hate knowledge?’
Proverbs 1:20-22 (NCV)
In today’s verses, and in many others too, wisdom is described as a woman. She isn’t an actual person – it’s just a poetic way to describe the wisdom of God. Like a woman shouting in the street, God’s wisdom calls to us – it wants us to pay attention and stop being foolish. Whenever we hear or see someone being wise, maybe it’s the wisdom of God calling to us in some way (whether the person realises it or not).
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: Who are the wise women in our lives? Let’s see how many we can name.
Let’s take a moment in the quiet to think of an area in our lives where we need God’s wisdom – maybe where we aren’t sure what the right thing to do is.
God, we need Your help. We ASK for You to give us Your wisdom and the courage to act on it.
Now, let’s think of someone we know who needs help making a wise decision and pray for them quietly.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
Proverbs 1:20-22
Wisdom is like a woman shouting in the street;
she raises her voice in the city squares.
She cries out in the noisy street
and shouts at the city gates:
‘You fools, how long will you be foolish?
How long will you make fun of wisdom
and hate knowledge?’
Proverbs 1:20-22 (NCV)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Loving God, thank You for the wisdom that we’ve heard from Your Word today. We say YES to walking the way that You want us to. We say YES to learning from the Bible and looking for the wisdom that You give to us in Your word.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
James 1:5
But if any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He is generous to everyone and will give you wisdom without criticising you.
James 1:5 (NCV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Phil lives close to a beach in the north of England with his wife, his daughters and his dogs. Phil works for 24-7 Prayer, mostly doing Lectio stuff, and helping to run Prayer Spaces in Schools. He runs a lot, usually for long distances. He likes curry, mountains, reading books and he still plays Pokemon Go.
Annika is 10 years old and lives in Melbourne, Australia with her parents and older brother and sister. Annika enjoys playing Cricket and Aussie Rules Football and loves going to watch her favourite team play football. Annika also learns the drums and enjoys making up her own beats!
