Sip #1 – Read Chapter 7 of Ecclesiastes in The Message translation (MSG)
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 7 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow as we we roll on with Ecclesiastes, Chapter 8
Ah, the weekend! I MUST mow today. Here’s the story… I waited too long to get my mower ready for the new year (blade sharpened, oil changed, new spark plug, etc.). So, now I have a jungle that I MUST attack today. My hope is… maybe I have learned my lesson this year. (as he sits and realizes it’s basically the same story EVERY year…)
Let’s keep our foot on the gas, driving through Ecclesiastes. Today is Chapter 7… verses 2-3 triggered some thoughts on ministry and life I’d love to share…
“You learn more at a funeral than at a feast—
After all, that’s where we’ll end up. We might discover
something from it.
Crying is better than laughing.
It blotches the face but it scours the heart.”
For a good point of reference… scour means…
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3 Responses
This post made me think of
1 Timothy 4:12:
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
I didn’t know Tesa, but I believe she embodied the things mentioned in this verse and she did it in spite of the battle she was fighting.
#Inspiring
#LegacyIsBorn
May we all accept adversity and hardship like Tessa, looking for the light amidst the darkness and coming alongside those that are suffering with joy and encouragement.
💯 Yes, Christie!