Reflections on Proverbs: Growing in the Art of Skillful Living (Part 11): Real Gratitude for Real World

11/23/2025: Rev. Paul Bang   Proverbs 14:30     30 A tranquil[a] heart gives life to the flesh,     but envy[b] makes the bones rot.   Proverbs 15:15-16     15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,     but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. 16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord     than great treasure and trouble with it.   Proverbs 30:7-9   7 Two things I ask of you;     deny them not to me before I die: 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;     give me neither poverty nor riches;     feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9 lest I be full and deny you     and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal     and profane the name of my God.