Nothing New Under the Sun
THE PREACHER'S SEARCH FOR MEANING IN LIFE ...
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
To everything there is a season, and
a time to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and
a time to die;
a time to plant, and
a time to pluck up
that which is planted;
A time to kill, and
a time to heal;
a time to break down, and
a time to build up;
A time to weep, and
a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and
a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and
a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and
a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and
a time to lose;
a time to keep, and
a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and
a time to sow;
a time to keep silence, and
a time to speak;
A time to love, and
a time to hate;
a time of war; and
a time of peace.
I love this scripture. It makes me think of times- good and bad. It also makes me think that there is a purpose to it all. Sometimes in life we wonder what is the purpose of it all. The writer was certainly a very wise poet.