Tag: reflections on ecclesiastes
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ashamed by joy
Today I boxed up my turntable for the U.P.S. man to pick up. It’s making a wonky sound and we’re going to try to exchange it. I made what seemed like a thousand newspaper balls to keep it safe on the journey. I went to work and wrapped up gifts for babies in Vienna, Switzerland,…
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wisdom, knowledge and joyfulness: part four
“For everything that happens in life—there is a season, a right time for everything under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 That is probably an appropriate passage to begin with. March was a right time for many things, but blogging was not one of them. You could say, “There is a time to blog and a time to…
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wisdom, knowledge and joyfulness: part three
“Next I began some enormous projects…” Ecclesiastes 2:4 Early yesterday evening found me sitting on my floor with my laptop, a cold cup of coffee, my wallet and my phone. I was sweating through the same shirt I had worn the day before, my hair was unbrushed and I hadn’t had dinner. I was buying an…
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Wisdom, Knowledge and Joyfulness: part two
Today is three weeks since I had my wisdom teeth removed. As I work slowly through Ecclesiastes, the pun is not lost on me. I lost my wisdom three weeks ago, and it hurt. Actually, it still hurts. Perhaps it was a lapse in wisdom which caused my oral surgeon to leave my dry sockets…
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Wisdom, Knowledge and Joyfulness: PART ONE
“I soon discovered the harsh realities of the work God has given us that keeps us so busy. I have witnessed all that is done under the sun, and indeed, all is fleeting, like trying to embrace the wind.” Ecclesiastes 1:13b-14 Ecclesiastes is a terrible book for January. But here I am, starting a new year…
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wisdom, knowledge and joyfulness {a new series}
“Words, words, words! So many words! They are wearisome things; and yet people cannot refrain from speaking.” Ecclesiastes 1:8 When I got the idea for this series, I was in the midst of a personal crisis. I was working as a front desk receptionist in a small office. My job was to answer phone calls…
Caroline Rose Sanders 