Fr. Mike Schmitz

And here's Solomon who, even though he was blessed so much by God, not only with wisdom, but also, I mean, the Lord spoke to him. It reminded him of the need that he had to be faithful and he refused. Now, this is one of the things we just want to make a note of before we move on to the last chapters of Ecclesiastes. And that is, a lot of us have knowledge. We don't always have the will.

And here's Solomon who, even though he was blessed so much by God, not only with wisdom, but also, I mean, the Lord spoke to him. It reminded him of the need that he had to be faithful and he refused. Now, this is one of the things we just want to make a note of before we move on to the last chapters of Ecclesiastes. And that is, a lot of us have knowledge. We don't always have the will.

In fact, a lot of times where our faith gets unraveled, maybe, where our faith can be given away is not necessarily because we came up against a really good argument against our faith, but more because we gave our heart to someone other than the Lord. We gave our time to someone other than the Lord. We gave the deepest part of us to someone other than the Lord.

In fact, a lot of times where our faith gets unraveled, maybe, where our faith can be given away is not necessarily because we came up against a really good argument against our faith, but more because we gave our heart to someone other than the Lord. We gave our time to someone other than the Lord. We gave the deepest part of us to someone other than the Lord.

In fact, a lot of times where our faith gets unraveled, maybe, where our faith can be given away is not necessarily because we came up against a really good argument against our faith, but more because we gave our heart to someone other than the Lord. We gave our time to someone other than the Lord. We gave the deepest part of us to someone other than the Lord.

This is what happens to Solomon with his 300 wives and his 700 concubines. He said he loved them all, okay? Okay, dude. He loved them all. He gave his heart to not just many wives and many concubines, which is not a good thing to do in the first place, but he gave his heart to them in a way that opened himself up to false worship. And that's It's the most devastating lines.

This is what happens to Solomon with his 300 wives and his 700 concubines. He said he loved them all, okay? Okay, dude. He loved them all. He gave his heart to not just many wives and many concubines, which is not a good thing to do in the first place, but he gave his heart to them in a way that opened himself up to false worship. And that's It's the most devastating lines.

This is what happens to Solomon with his 300 wives and his 700 concubines. He said he loved them all, okay? Okay, dude. He loved them all. He gave his heart to not just many wives and many concubines, which is not a good thing to do in the first place, but he gave his heart to them in a way that opened himself up to false worship. And that's It's the most devastating lines.

And we've just heard about how King Solomon built incredible, this amazing temple for the Lord God, like all of the sacrifices he offered, all the gold that he brought into the temple, like all the incredible, just everything he gave to the Lord. And then you also have, wait, he also built temples for his wives. He also built temples to other gods.

And we've just heard about how King Solomon built incredible, this amazing temple for the Lord God, like all of the sacrifices he offered, all the gold that he brought into the temple, like all the incredible, just everything he gave to the Lord. And then you also have, wait, he also built temples for his wives. He also built temples to other gods.

And we've just heard about how King Solomon built incredible, this amazing temple for the Lord God, like all of the sacrifices he offered, all the gold that he brought into the temple, like all the incredible, just everything he gave to the Lord. And then you also have, wait, he also built temples for his wives. He also built temples to other gods.

And it's just in those scriptures, it's so devastating to recognize that that here is the man who has spoken with the Lord. Here is a man who's been guided by the Lord. And he turns to these other false gods. In fact, not just kind of any old false gods, but even Molech, which means if he participated in the worship of Molech, that involved child human sacrifice.

And it's just in those scriptures, it's so devastating to recognize that that here is the man who has spoken with the Lord. Here is a man who's been guided by the Lord. And he turns to these other false gods. In fact, not just kind of any old false gods, but even Molech, which means if he participated in the worship of Molech, that involved child human sacrifice.

And it's just in those scriptures, it's so devastating to recognize that that here is the man who has spoken with the Lord. Here is a man who's been guided by the Lord. And he turns to these other false gods. In fact, not just kind of any old false gods, but even Molech, which means if he participated in the worship of Molech, that involved child human sacrifice.

And here is Solomon, who is the great builder, who's the wise one who participated in this great evil, not because he was convinced that it was true because he is wise, but because he let he gave his heart to places and to people that did not deserve his heart that led him astray. And this is one of the reasons, you know, hard to say this, but it's the truth. One of the reasons why

And here is Solomon, who is the great builder, who's the wise one who participated in this great evil, not because he was convinced that it was true because he is wise, but because he let he gave his heart to places and to people that did not deserve his heart that led him astray. And this is one of the reasons, you know, hard to say this, but it's the truth. One of the reasons why

And here is Solomon, who is the great builder, who's the wise one who participated in this great evil, not because he was convinced that it was true because he is wise, but because he let he gave his heart to places and to people that did not deserve his heart that led him astray. And this is one of the reasons, you know, hard to say this, but it's the truth. One of the reasons why

It is very important. So if you want to stay faithful in your walk with the Lord, as St. Paul says, to not be yoked to unbelievers, to not marry someone who doesn't share your faith passionately, doesn't share your faith in that intense way, and doesn't share your faith in that same way.

It is very important. So if you want to stay faithful in your walk with the Lord, as St. Paul says, to not be yoked to unbelievers, to not marry someone who doesn't share your faith passionately, doesn't share your faith in that intense way, and doesn't share your faith in that same way.

It is very important. So if you want to stay faithful in your walk with the Lord, as St. Paul says, to not be yoked to unbelievers, to not marry someone who doesn't share your faith passionately, doesn't share your faith in that intense way, and doesn't share your faith in that same way.