Day 151: Wisdom and Folly (2026)
5/31/202621 min
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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[gentle music] Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. Today is day one hundred and fifty-one, day one-five-one. We are reading First Kings chapter nine, and then two chapters out of Ecclesiastes, chapters six and seven. We're also praying Psalm seven. If you're interested, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, the Second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. Also, you can download your own Bible in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. You can also subscribe to this podcast to receive daily episodes every single day for three hundred and sixty-five days. As I said, it is day one hundred and fifty-one. We're reading First Kings nine, which is gonna sound like yesterday, like a review of Second Chronicles because it is. [laughs] It's a review of, um, the other things that Solomon has done, and specifically the Lord's second appearance to Solomon we're gonna hear about, as well as diving more deeply into Ecclesiastes and this incredible, incredible wisdom book where Kohelet the Preacher examines, [laughs] what is the goodness of life, and what should I set my heart on, and what is it dangerous to set your heart on? That is today. First Kings nine, Ecclesiastes six and seven, and then praying Psalm seven. The First Book of Kings, chapter nine.