September 6
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ECCLESIASTES 3
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.– Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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ECCLESIASTES 3 A TIME FOR EVERY MATTER UNDER HEAVEN
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
God made all things at certain times
He created the light and call it day
When the day ends, he called it night
These are some of the boundaries he made
The Lord is a God of order; he won’t allow chaos
He gave life to us, but because of sin, we will also perish.
God gave us a chance to repent so we can be alive again
He gave us his only Son so we can be cleansed and be reborn
He created us in our mother’s womb so we can be alive at birth
Then, he allowed us to grow but there’ll be a time for our end
There is a time and season for all things in this life on earth
There is no reason to cling to one time, that is just how he made it to be.
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REFLECTION
• What happens when we cling on to a certain season that we go through?