Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:I saw the tears of the oppressed – and they have no comforter;power was on the side of their oppressors – and they have no comforter.2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died,are happier than the living, who are still alive.3 But better than both is the …
Today’s reading: Ecclesiastes 3:15-22 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:18 Few books in the Bible are quite as incisive as Ecclesiastes. Like a surgeon’s knife, the Preacher explores life and how well, …
We are looking for people who might be able to donate items please for plant, toy and cake stall for Christian Aid. Sunday 9th May in the St John’s Church Garden, 11am to 1pm. Cakes can be home made with ingredients clearly displayed or shop bought. Thank you for your wonderful support. Please contact Julie …
9 What does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for men than …
“There is a time for everything, andA season for every activity under heaven:A time to be born and a time to die,A time to plant and a time to uproot,A time to kill and a time to heal,A time to tear down and a time to build,A time to weep and a time to laugh,A …
Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill …
“Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved” Winnie the Pooh Today’s reading: 12 Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king’s successor do than what has already been done?13 I saw that wisdom is better than folly, …
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil,and this was my reward for all my toil. Ecc 2:10 One of my all time favourite films is John Boorman’s reworking of the Arthur legend, Excalibur. It is an old film now, 1981, so you’ll have to search hard …
Today’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a …