+ It is interesting to note that it was specific to the
time at which it was written that the writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes says “vanity of vanities, all things are vanity…there
is nothing new under the sun.” We must remember that these sayings reflect the
general mood of the Old Testament time that was waiting and longing for the coming of the Messiah and Lord.
Everything was not only boring for them, it was also wrapped in darkness, and
shrouded in overwhelming mystery.
Certain lights came forth
during that time – like King David, and others – to keep the wandering people
on the right path. The prophets too had the job of shining a light in the
darkness of ignorance and error.
In
every age, the Lord is our refuge, no less today.
But today, with the coming of
the Lord, vanity has vanished, and everything is new every day. “The Spirit
blows where it wills” and who knows what great things it will do in the lives
of the saints each day.
So long as we stay plugged
into the sources of the Spirt-flow – the grace coming from the Church of Christ
– then we will have the light of life, and our days will be filled with
variety, substance and joy!
Fill
us at daybreak with your kindness, Lord, what we may shout for joy and gladness
all our days.
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