Day 151: Wisdom and Folly (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike delves deeper into the lessons Ecclesiastes teaches us today about living wisely by keeping the end in mind, enjoying the present moment, and not worrying too much about other people's opinions of us. Today's readings are 1 Kings 9, Ecclesiastes 6-7, and Psalm 7.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we
0:07.9	encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.6	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.6	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:21.1	Today is day 151, day 151.
0:24.1	We were reading First Kings, Chapter 9, and then two chapters out of Ecclesiastes, chapters 6 and 7.
0:29.3	We're also praying Psalm 7.
0:31.3	If you're interested, the Bible translation that I am reading from is the revised standard version,
0:35.2	the second Catholic edition.
0:36.1	I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. Also, you can download your own Bible in a year reading plan by
0:41.4	visiting ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast to receive
0:47.0	daily episodes every single day for 365 days. As I said, it is day 151. We're reading 1st Kings 9, which is going to sound like yesterday,
0:56.5	like a review of Second Chronicles, because it is. It's a review of the other things that Solomon
1:01.7	has done, and specifically the Lord's second appearance to Solomon we're going to hear about,
1:06.3	as well as diving more deeply into Ecclesiastes and this incredible, incredible wisdom book
1:11.7	where Koaleth the preacher examines what is the goodness of life and what should I set my heart on
1:18.1	and what is it dangerous to set your heart on? That is today. First Kings nine, Ecclesiastes,
1:23.4	six and seven, and then praying Psalm 7.
1:31.7	The first book of Kings chapter nine, the Lord's second appearance to Solomon.
1:36.5	When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to build, the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time,
1:41.2	as he had appeared to him at Gibbon. And the Lord said to him, I have heard your
1:45.5	prayer and your supplication which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house which you have
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