Observation: This passage is a list of wisdom sayings that may or may not relate to each other, but each is worth thinking about on its own. One of my favorites is "Train children in the right way, and when old they will not stray." Proverbs do talk about God to some degree, but really they're just (mostly) good advice that proves its worth through lived experience.
Application: A lot of Christian spirituality focuses on faith in things we can't see. But God also speaks to us through what we can see: the observable cause and effect we see in our daily lives. God gave us spirits for faith, but God also gave us brains, to process our experiences into common sense.
Prayer: God, thank you for the gift of our brains. For experience, memory, reason, and our ability to make sense of the world around us. Guide us in common sense as well as uncommon faith in this new year. Amen.
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