May 21, 2023 – Everything Has Its Time
If you are of a certain age you can’t help but hear music when your read these words from Ecclesiastes! Some of you may be surprised that The Byrds didn’t write this text! But the writer of Ecclesiastes wants us to understand a timeless truth: things change. And while change is hard, it’s the natural order of life. As long as we understand that there is a time for every purpose, we can find purpose in every time of our life.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NRSV
Everything Has Its Time
1For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to break down and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek and a time to lose;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
7 a time to tear and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent and a time to speak;
8 a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.