TODAY (The Family Altar)__November December 2005__Saturday, November 1 , 2005 !

ev" #o$ard %a&der$ell

WISDOM
Text: James 1:1-8

'() a&y o) you lac*+ $i+dom, he +hould a+* ,od, $ho -ive+ -e&erou+ly to all""". /ame+ 105

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5rayer0 ,reat ,od, ( claim your 1romi+e today a&d a+* that you -ive me $i+dom )or each deci+io& ( mu+t ma*e a&d each ta+* ( mu+t do" ,ra&t thi+ -i)t )or /e+u+: +a*e, 6 ;ord" Ame&"