DAILY CONTEMPLATION

December 2, 2025 ~ Hathor 23, 1742

The Lord created man out of earth, and turned him back to it again.
He gave to men a certain number of days and an appointed time,
but granted them authority over the things upon the earth.
He endowed them with strength like His own, and made them in His own image.
He placed the fear of them in all living beings, and granted them dominion over beasts and birds.
They obtained the use of the five operations of the Lord;
as sixth He distributed to them the gift of mind, and as seventh reason, the interpreter of His operations.
He made for them tongue and eyes; He gave them ears and a mind for thinking.
He created within them the knowledge of the spirit.
He filled them with knowledge and understanding, and showed them good and evil.
He set His eye upon their hearts to show them the majesty of His works,
and He gave them to boast of His marvels forever.
And they will praise His holy name, to proclaim the grandeur of His works.
He bestowed knowledge upon them, and allotted to them the law of life, as their inheritance.
He established an eternal covenant with them, and He showed His judgments to them.
Their eyes saw His glorious majesty, and their ears heard His glorious voice. 
Sirach 17:1-13