nice and smart

“Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves.” — Matthew 10:16, The Amplified Bible

inversion

Shame is pride upside down.

wishful thinking

The Lord knows what you really need, and it’s probably not what you thought. Or were praying for.