Under the heavens
Today is one of my best friend’s birthday! It’s a day to celebrate her life and her birth. Today is also the anniversary of my Uncle’s sudden death of a stroke last year. It is a day to mourn and grieve for the loss of a loving family member.
Every day there are losses and celebrations. It is a balance. We need both experiences to have a full life.
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.
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 time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
