A wife of noble character gets up while it is still night.

She provides food for her family.

Proverbs 31, verses 10 and 15.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

A grandmother's prayers was written by Katera Patton and read by Tony Collier.

Proverbs chapter 31 verses 10 through 18.

A wife of noble character, who can find?

She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good,

not harm, all the days of her life. She selects wool and flats and works with eager hands.

She is like the merchant ships bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still night. She provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.

She considers a field and buys it.

Out of her earnings, she plants a vineyard.

She sets about her work vigorously.

Her arms are strong for her tasks.

She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out

at night. A Grandmother's Prayers, Written by Katera Patton. During a family reunion many

years ago, my mother shared some words she'd written. She honored her grandmother, a woman

I'd never met, but I'd heard her spoken of often.

Mom wrote that she recalled Mama Susan getting up before dawn and praying over her household.

What a distinct memory that impacted my mother's life, one I cling to even today, although

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