Ecclesiastes Looks Different Now

I don't have much to say today.  Although I have much on my mind. 

It's the one anniversary of the destructive tornados in my city of Mt. Juliet, TN, and surrounding area, followed by news of the pandemic days later.  Maybe you are just as astonished and speechless as me when it comes to how much the world has changed in one year.  

I read Ecclesiastes with different eyes, I can tell you that!

3 For everything there is a season
    and a time for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to give birth and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance;
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones,
   a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek and a time to lose,
    a time to keep and a time to discard;
7 a time to tear apart and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak;
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Tree of Life version)

• In what season(s) do you find yourself? 
• In what season do we find ourselves as a community, both local and global? 
• What does your soul need in this season? 
• What does the soul of your community need and how can you help (no matter how small)?

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A look back at an animation my daughter began creating on the day of the tornados to help her work through her own feelings and to find a way to help others.  Sometimes what helps our own soul, helps other souls, too.