Father Mike Schmitz

help us to never lose sight of the fact that you're present with us right now for with you every moment is right now in jesus name we pray amen in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen this reading from proverbs chapter 30 it always gets me i just i don't know how many times i've said this is my favorite this is this is one of my favorites because it's just so wise it has a knowledge you know one of the things when we come to know jesus

I remember someone telling me this, that first two movements of conversion are a distrust of self and a trust in the Lord.

And I think that's so wise.

A distrust of self meaning, no, I know I'm broken.

I know that I, man, gosh, Lord, you give me a chance and I will turn on you.

In fact, there was a man named St.

Philip Neary.

I think he's the patron saint of Rome, but he's also, he was a joyful saint.

And he's one of those situations where he did a lot of goofy things just to

either to get people's attention, to get a laugh, to kind of humble himself.

But at one point, I remember hearing that every morning he would wake up and he'd pray and he'd say something along the lines of, watch out for Philip today, Lord, because if you give him the chance, he will betray you.

And there's something about that that's so clear here in Proverbs chapter 30.

Two things I ask of you, deny them not to me before I die.

Remove far from me falsehood and lying.

Here's the big thing.

Give me neither poverty nor riches.

Just give me what's ever needful for me.

Feed me with the food that's needful for me.

Lest I be full and deny you and say, who is the Lord?

And that happens to us, right?