To Everything There Is A Season
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NJKV
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 sew;
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.
With the new year, my mind goes back to this, and the Byrds song (Turn! Turn! Turn!). I don’t know what my beliefs are anymore, I’m still working on that, but Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 speaks to me. It’s quite easily one of my favourite Bible verses.