Proverbs 24:13-14

The Voice

Our world is all too familiar with violence and its victims. It’s easy to look the other way, pretend we didn’t see it, hope it goes away, or live in denial. Perhaps we are numbed to real violence because we are so entertained by the onslaught of it in modern media. But the violence in our homes, across our cities, and throughout the world is very real. Every day someone is beaten, captured, raped, enslaved, shot, robbed, stabbed, or run over. Wisdom calls us to step into those places and help those marching off to their deaths. God knows what we know. He knows what is in our hearts.

¹³My son, eat honey—it’s good for you;
    the honey that drips from the comb is sweet in your mouth.
¹⁴Know, too, that wisdom is good for your soul:
    if you find it, your reward will be a bright future
    and an enduring hope!