{"id":98676,"date":"2026-06-24T09:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=98676"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:05:47","slug":"some-wisdom-for-us-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2026\/06\/24\/some-wisdom-for-us-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Some wisdom for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20103%3A13&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psalm 103:13<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As a father has compassion on his children,<br \/>\nso the Lord has compassion on those who fear<span style=\"color: #800000;\">*<\/span> him;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>*From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fear here refers to <em>respect <\/em>or to<em> revere<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2023%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psalm 23:1-3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>A psalm of David.<\/strong><br \/>\n1\u00a0 \u00a0The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.<br \/>\n2\u00a0 He makes me lie down in green pastures,<br \/>\nhe leads me beside quiet waters,<br \/>\n3\u00a0 \u00a0he refreshes my soul.<br \/>\nHe guides me\u00a0along the right paths<br \/>\nfor his name\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%207%3A13-14&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Matthew 7:13-14<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Narrow and Wide Gates<\/strong><br \/>\n13\u00a0\u201cEnter through the narrow gate.\u00a0For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.\u00a014\u00a0But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuIQdWEg9mY?si=qF449g3ReszAqCvl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; as seen originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2021\/06\/lior-patel-sheep-herding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20103%3A2-5&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psalm 103:2-5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2 Praise the Lord, my soul,<br \/>\nand forget not all his benefits\u2014<br \/>\n3 who forgives all your sins<br \/>\nand heals all your diseases,<br \/>\n4 who redeems your life from the pit<br \/>\nand crowns you with love and compassion,<br \/>\n5 who satisfies your desires with good things<br \/>\nso that your youth is renewed like the eagle\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20100%3A4-5&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psalm 100:4-5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving<br \/>\nand his courts\u00a0with praise;<br \/>\ngive thanks to him and praise his name.<br \/>\n5\u00a0For the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is good\u00a0and his love endures forever;<br \/>\nhis faithfulness\u00a0continues through all generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2023%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psalm 68:4-5 <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">4\u00a0Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,<br \/>\nextol him who rides on the clouds;<br \/>\nrejoice before him\u2014his name is the\u00a0Lord.<br \/>\n5\u00a0A father to the fatherless,\u00a0a defender of widows,<br \/>\nis God in his holy dwelling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs%2018%3A10&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Proverbs 18:10<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;<br \/>\nthe righteous run to it and are safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear* him; 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