My Reading from Dede's funeral

A reading from the Book of Proverbs Who shall find a valiant woman? She is worth more than precious gems. She is a woman of strength and dignity and has no fear of old age. When she speaks; her words are wise and kindness is the rule of everything she says. She watches carefully all that goes on throughout her household and is never lazy. She puts her back into her work and shows how strong her arms can be. She holds out her hands to the poor, she opens her arms to the needy. Her children stand and bless her; she is praised with these words “there are many fine women in the world, but you are the best of them all” Charm can be deceptive, and beauty does not last, but a woman who fears and reverence God she does. Give her a share in what her hands have worked for, and let her works tell her praise at the city gates. The Word of the Lord.