Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Turn, Turn, Turn

There is a time for everything
A time to be born and a time to die
A time to plant and a time to uproot
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 refrain
A time to search and a time to give up
A time to keep and a time to throw away

A time to tear and a time to mend
A time to be silent and a time to speak
A time to love and a time to hate
A time for war and a time for peace

What profit is there for a man from all his toils?
Finally, I considered the task GOD gave to the humans. He made everything fitting in its time, but he also set eternity in their hearts, although man is not able to embrace the work of God from the beginning to the end.

inspired by a song by The Byrds, which is adapted from The Book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven

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