“As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.” This one struck me because that is one of the great mysteries of life, isn’t it? Humans have souls, spirit, but what …
“Say not, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For it is not from wisdom you ask this.” Well, then. Isn’t that something we hear an awful lot? Isn’t that something that is constantly getting thrown about? People are constantly evaluating “where we went wrong.” I’ll be honest. I get tired of it. I …
Ecclesiastes is a cheerful book, isn’t it? EVERYTHING ABOUT LIFE IS POINTLESS!!! Except that isn’t exactly what he is saying. At least, I don’t read it that way. If you live for indulgence, you’ll enjoy it, sure, but it won’t mean anything. If you live for ‘success,’ it’s all temporary, might be inherited by entitled …