Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 (NIV)

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 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 from embracing,
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 do workers gain from their toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time.”

Eight years ago, my brother died. Each anniversary date since then I have paused. I have mourned. I have remembered Sam. This year, the pain wasn’t as deep. And the words of Ecclesiastes fill my soul.
God’s time is perfect. He’s always on time, never misses a meeting. He lets us laugh hard and weep deeply. He gives us seasons to endure and enjoy. He allows our minds and souls to break and to heal.

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Dear God,
Thank you for giving me seasons in my life. You make everything beautiful in its time. Amen!

Carole Schumacher