Ecclesiastes 3: There is a time, there is a season.
3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent 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 translates to modern English, as "the preacher". With the beatitudes of the Gospel, this is one of my 4 favorite chapters of the Holy Bible. Psalms and Proverbs rounds out my big 4. All are inter-dependent with the full text, but these have my favorite personal advice and greatest wisdom. The above passage continues from principles of philosophy, science and life sciences with the early Greek and Egyptian philosophies. The early discussion of opposites, Concave is accompanied by convex. The other side of the bowl, does not hold any substance. Up and down, In versus out, system's of opposites define the truth that lays in-between. Good versus evil. The absence of pure good or pure evil. No human achieves purity, but is a melting pot of best intentions, and guaranteed human shortcoming's. The devil on one shoulder, teasing and tempting, the angel on the other, reminding you of the truth. Which you feed the most in life, will determine your walk and destinations. Think upon these things, and tune in at 9 for Sacred Sundays.
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