Scripture Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18 (GNT)
My child, don’t forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.
2 My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.
3 Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them around your neck; write them on your heart.
4 If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.
6 Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
7 Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong.
8 If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains.
9 Honor the Lord by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces.
10 If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all.
11 My child, when the Lord corrects you, pay close attention and take it as a warning.
12 The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.
13 Happy is anyone who becomes wise—who comes to have understanding.
14 There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold.
15 Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it.
16 Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor.
17 Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.
18 Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.
Scripture Reading: Luke 22:24-27 (GNT)
24 An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.
25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title ‘Friends of the People.’
26 But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.
27 Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.