Give your servant a heart to understand.
How to discern between good and evil.
He asked only for your command.
To free him from the enticements of the devil.

What was Solomon’s desire.
Was it to live a long life or to have riches.
No, for the love of his people he was on fire.
Not to destroy but build bridges .

And since he had asked nothing for himself.
This was the answer God gave him in this story.
I give you a heart wise and shrewd as none before yourself.
What you have not asked I give you too,  riches and glory.

Better not to ask anything tailor made for ourself.
We may be given a lot more off the shelf.

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Too often we ask
Far too much just for ourself
Ask less and get more

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See 1 Kings 3 4-13