Wise king Solomon, a humble servant

KingSolomon was known for his wisdomOne day two women came to theking with a child, each claiming the child was hers and not the other's Calmly,the king asked for a sword and said "Cut the living child in two, and give halfto one, half to the other" The woman who was the mother of the child pleaded:"I beg you, give her the live child; on no account kill him!" But the othersaid, "He shall belong to neither of us Cut him in half!" The king gave hisdecision: "Give the live child to the.first woman," he said. "She is hismother" This wisdom Solomonreceived from Yahweh, God For Solomon loved Yahweh and followed the precepts ofhis father David Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream God said, "Ask what youwould like me to give you'' Solomon replied, "You showed most faithful love toyour servant David, my father, when he lived his life before you in faithfulnessand uprightness and integrity of heart; you have continued loving him byallowing a son of his on this throne today You have made your.servant as kingin succession to David my father. But i am young, unskilled in leadership Andhere is your servant, surrounded with your people whom you have chosen, a peopleso numerous that they cannot be counted or reckoned So give your servant aheart to understand how to govern your people, how to discern between good andevil, for how could one otherwise govern such a great people as yours?"It pleased Yahweh that Solomonshould have asked for this "Since you have asked for this," God said, "and notfor long life or riches for yourself.or the lives of your enemies but have askedfor a discerning judgment for yourself, here and now I give you a heart wise andshrewd as no one had and no one will have after you. What you have not asked Ishall give you too; such riches and glory as no other king can match And Ishall give you a long life, if you follow my ways, keeping my laws andcommandments, as your father David followedthem"Though he was king,Solomon was humble and admitted his inadequacies In all humility, he requestedfor an understanding heart, not to show his prowess and supremacy over hispeople but to be able to lead and guide those placed in his careWe, too, in our humblecircumstances.have people in our care. We may be parents, teachers, mentors,leading people in attaining goals In the process, we may have to exercisecontrols, are forced to make choices in the face of uncertainties The Lordsays, "Any of you who lacks wisdom must ask God, who gives to all generously andwithout scolding; it will be given But the prayer must be made with faith andno trace of doubt"Love of theLord is the beginning of Wisdom, to love God with one's heart and soul and alsoto love one another To attain wisdom, we.have to aspire to serve the Lord.