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Sirach, Chapter 9, Verse 16-18 16 Take the righteous for your table companions; and let your glory be in the fear of God. 17 Work by skilled hands will earn praise; but the people’s leader is proved wise by his words. 18 Loud mouths are feared in their city, and whoever is reckless in speech is hated. It is natural to fear loud powerful men or women who can do us grave harm. What does a person do who finds themselves afraid of powerful, selfish and perhaps evil people? Naturally your choices are you can fight, run, do nothing, come to a compromise or grow by developing a third alternative as described by the late Dr. Steven Covey [1] . That is to come to a solution that is better than you or your opponent, could have come up on your own.   Next time you are faced with fear ; resist the temptation to react in the classic fight or flight method and try to discover a way for everyone to win. That is not always possible but that should be your goal. Life First ...

FEAST of SAint Thomas AQuinas Sirach, Chapter 6, Verse 16-17 16 Faithful friends are life-saving medicine; those who fear God will find them. 17 Those who fear the Lord enjoy stable friendship, for as they are, so will their neighbors be. It has been said a man is never poor who has friends. If making friends has always been difficult for you try these tips that I gleamed from an old public domain book authored by Henney, Nella Braddy, published in 1922, The Book of Business Etiquette, that has some timeless advice. ·          People are now more dependent on one another than they have ever been before, and the need for confidence is greater. We cannot depend upon one another unless we can trust one another. ·          We ask you, then, to remember that our growth—and your opportunities—depend not only upon the friends we make, but the enemies we do not make. ·   ...

VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST Sirach, Chapter 4, Verse 20 My son, watch for the right time; fear what is evil; do not bring shame upon yourself. Shame is generally connected with sexual ungodliness. Leviticus which is the book of the law on holiness in chapter 18 lists every sort of sexual sin. Sex is good and was invented by God and carries no shame if it is done at the right time open to life between a husband and a wife. Leviticus 18 begins with: My decrees you shall carry out, and my statutes you shall take care to follow. I, the LORD, am your God. Keep, then, my statutes and decrees, for the person who carries them out will find life through them. I am the LORD. None of you shall approach a close relative to have sexual intercourse. I am the LORD.   (Lv. 18:4-6) Leviticus 18 ends with: You, however, must keep my statutes and decrees, avoiding all these abominations, both the natives and the aliens resident among you— because the previous in...