There Is a Time for Everything
There is a time for everything.
There’s a time for everything that is done on earth.
There is a time to be born.
And there’s a time to die.
There is a time to plant.
And there’s a time to pull up what is planted.
There is a time to cry.
And there’s a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad.
And there’s a time to dance.
There is a time to scatter stones.
And there’s a time to gather them.
There is a time to hug.
And there’s a time not to hug.
There is a time to search.
And there’s a time to stop searching.
There is a time to keep.
And there’s a time to throw away.
There is a time to tear.
And there’s a time to mend.
There is a time to be silent.
And there’s a time to speak.
God has made everything beautiful in its time.
(Ecclesiastes 3)
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Our family is going through one challenging phase of life this week.
Something that I can only share sometime later.
For now, here’s what I’d like to write and share with you:
Some of us are blessed with good health and longer years in life.
Some others are not.
While many wish to have a good, long life, I personally wonder: what good is a long life if it’s lived for oneself?
Confucius lived for about 70 years, and more than two thousand years later, people still talk about him and his teachings.
Jesus Christ lived for just about 33 years, yet His life and what He has done has impacted millions of people, including me, right until today.
So, my question, to myself and to you is, what do we do with the days that have been given to us?
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Indeed, there’s a time for everything.
If we’re still given a day today, let’s live it meaningfully, for the glory of our Creator.
And may our lives be a blessing to others as well.
Amen.
