I’m in Ecclesiastes now, Lord, and today, in Chapter 3, as I read those beloved verses about time, so familiar, I think what a strange time we are living in now. We say it often. “These are strange and confusing times.” And it’s true. But whatever they are, this is the time we have, this present moment.
As I read through the familiar list of contrasts, I get to ‘A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing’, and I think, “Lord, You inspired Solomon to predict our lives right now with Covid-19 and social distancing. These give and takes are as old as time itself.”
A little further on, I read ‘A time to speak, and a time to listen.’ Right now, everyone has an opinion. Sometimes it seems like everyone is talking at once so that we can’t really hear anyone.
So today, Lord, I just want to listen again. To You. And observe what You are doing in this present time. With that in mind, I offer no more words. Just a few photos of my slice of paradise where nature is proudly proclaiming again and again, “Life wins, even in such a time as this!”
Lord, I know what comes next in those verses. So may I trust You today to care for all my needs, even in such a time as this.
This is my prayer for you today, too!
ELIZABETH MUSSER writes ‘entertainment with a soul’ from her writing chalet—tool shed—outside Lyon, France. Find more about Elizabeth’s novels at www.elizabethmusser.com and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and her blog.
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Timely words! Pun intended. But seriously, your insights are welcome. Listening is a virtue that seems to be lost these days. May God speak and we hear and obey!
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Thank you, Elizabeth. I appreciate your thoughts and the beautiful photos. I’m so thankful God is writing my story and not me. Some chapters I didn’t anticipate; some I don’t necessarily like but He wrote them and I won’t even try to edit them out. It’s a time of life to “be still and know that I am God.” (And in that stillness read some good books. 🙂) I’m glad I read your post at the start of the day—it’s a good reminder to keep my focus on Him today and not on the noise around me.
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