A reading from the book of wisdom. Who can know God's counsel or who can conceive what the Lord intends?

For the deliberations of mortals are timid

and unsure are our plans.

For the corruptible body burdens the soul

and the earth and shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns.

And scarce do we guess the things on earth and what is within our grasp

we find with difficulty. But when things are in heaven, who can search them out? Or whoever knew your

counsel except you had given wisdom and sent your Holy Spirit from on high.

And thus were the paths of those on earth made straight.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks, God. Thank you. I'm Thank you. In every age, oh Lord, you have been a refuge.

In every age, oh Lord, you have been our refuge.

You have been our refuge.

You turn men back to dogs, saying return, oh, children of men, for a thousand years,

in your sight are as yesterday

now that it is past

past

or as a watch of the night

in every age of Lord of the night In every

angel Lord

You have paid

our refuge

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