Day 193..."Solomon's splendor! Wedding Dreams..."Liar Liar, Pants on Fire"

Jesus referred to Solomon's splendor in the Sermon on the Mount. (refering to the lillies of the field) In today's reading we see evidence of the "why". Solomon's wealth, wisdom, and amenities impressed the Queen of Sheba so much she was out of breath. She stated her glowing reports were underestimated. One passage sums up the prosperity of Jerusalem..."And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah." How appropriate that the Song of Songs reading features Solomon's splendor as well...and also a dream of Solomon's wedding...only one day after Valentine's Day. The story of Ananias and Sapphira reads more like an Old Testament story but rather is recorded in the rapid events of the early Church. Their lying flew in the face of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. As a result, they dropped dead. In a setting of such signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit...this was a sign and wonder on the disobedience side of being truthful.