O Father, foolishness surrounds us on a daily basis.  The thoughts, attitudes and behaviors of those who do not walk in your ways parade before us day after day.  The “wisdom” of the foolish confronts us at work and school, in relationships and through the media.  We pray that our children and grandchildren grow in their ability to discern Wisdom from Folly, that they would not be led astray down the path of foolishness.

Proverbs 9

13 The woman named Folly is brash.  She is ignorant and doesn’t know it. 14 She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city. 15 She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business. 16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says, 17 “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!” 18 But little do they know that the dead are there. Her…