Ecclesiastes uncovers – reveals – makes known the wisdom of life as you and I know it. But we also understand that this life carries with it harsh negatives, like sorrow and death.
We may think it is a good thing to be satisfied with life. There are those who think it is a good thing to feel dissatisfied, they say then we push ourselves to greater achievements.
The love of a parent, and especially that of a mother, is the closest thing we will find in this life to the love of God – I think.
I had somewhat of an unusual curious dream during the other night – my dream was pointing me to a future monthly editorial.
As we age, we will or have been in contact with people who are nearing the end of their life here on earth. But how we deal with that most crucial time in life is quite another matter.
Doubt comes to us when we reach the limits of our understanding. When we encounter unexpected hardship.
Blessed quietness! That is what it is like on a deserted beach just before nightfall. Can you feel the stillness?
Remembering a story about a friend who went to visit a shut-in. This shut-in, an elderly gentleman was in his last chapter of life, but he really enjoyed company.
Everybody – me included – will be misunderstood by someone eventually. Nobody is so perfect that they will always be understood, it just will not happen.
I will exalt. I will praise. I will commend. I will tell. I will meditate. I will proclaim, and I will celebrate.
