So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." It's an odd thing to ask to be taught — most people would rather not count how many days they actually have left. There's something almost frightening about the math.
But the verse isn't asking for the number itself so much as what the number is supposed to produce: wisdom, not dread. Counting your days honestly, according to this line, isn't meant to paralyze you. It's meant to sharpen what actually matters, the way any deadline clarifies what's worth your attention and what isn't.
If you've been living like you have unlimited time to figure things out — including whether any of this is true — this verse is a quiet nudge in the opposite direction. Not pressure to panic, just an honest suggestion that the clock is worth acknowledging instead of ignoring.
If you knew your days were actually limited, what would you stop putting off deciding about?
A short video on this is coming soon — for now, read on.