Ornament - Crown
Materials - Lace ribbon, gold paint, mod podge, gold ribbon
-St. Innocent of Alaska, The Way Into the Kingdom of Heaven
The most striking example of unquenchable thirst for happiness was Solomon, the famous King of
Israel, who lived around 1000 B.C. He was so rich that all the household utensils in his palaces were
made of pure gold. He was so wise that kings and famous people from far away lands came to hear
him. He was so famous that his foes trembled at the mere mention of his name. He could easily satisfy
any of his wishes, and it seemed that there was no pleasure that he did not possess or could not obtain.
But with all of this, Solomon could not find total happiness to the end of his life. He described his
many years of searching for happiness and his continual disappointments in the book of Ecclesiastes,
which he began with the following phrase: Vanity of vanities, all is vanity (Ecc. 1:2).
(The Orthodox Study Bible, p. 484)
When Solomon was first made king, he prefigured Christ's entrance into Jerusalem. Now, upon the
throne, he foreshadows the second and glorious coming of Christ.
-St. Maximos the Confessor(First Century)
A wise man, whether teaching or learning, only wishes to learn or teach those things which are useful.
See also Law of God, Sacred History Chapter 35, King Solomon,
http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/law_of_god_slobodskoy_1.htm#_Toc36163705
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