Daily Devotions
Fjeldberg – Devotion for August 06, 2024
READ (Ecclesiastes 3:4-8)
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
a time to tear, 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 for war, and a time for peace.
REFLECT
I am finding myself in a season of life with contrasting emotions…new
babies being born in the family and failing health of a loved
one…cherishing precious memories and needing to downsize…grieving
the loss of a friend and enjoying coffee & connecting with another friend.
Perhaps you can relate, too. But I am reminded in this Bible text that these
contrasting times are connected with “And” not “Or”! Read this text again
inserting OR instead of and – it gives you a very different perspective. OR
separates and traps. AND connects our hardest times and the best of
times. AND gives us perspective to live and learn – we are changed
because of these times, and it offers a way forward.
PRAY:
Gracious and caring God, I am thankful that you are a God of “ands” and
hope. It is so reassuring that you are already there in all seasons of life to
do amazing things for us and through us. Amen.
Devotions by Marita R