'Tis the Season

6/15/15 ‘Tis the Season

Things Happen. They just do. Thanks to the Byrds, we are probably all familiar with Ecclesiastes 3 in the Hebrew Books of Poetry- “To everything there is a season.” The series of events and happenings we experience daily shouldn’t be viewed as our “life.” Truly, I think life is what we do with each of those situations: how we are prepared physically and psychically, how we react, what we believe about the meaning of such, how we interact with others during each situation- especially the dire ones. Most of our situations, though, are not dire but, simply, the next steps on the path through this life we craft with every decision and action.

How appropriate that on our minds right now are two momentous life situations- a birth and a retirement? Both are simultaneously an end and a beginning. Both are cause for celebration and tears. Both can be daunting and full of joy. Both are days that will be remembered for the rest of people’s lives.

We may be less familiar with the last verse of Ecc. 3… “²² So I saw that there is nothing better for people than that they should be happy in their work, for that is what they are here for, and no one can bring them back to life to enjoy what will be in the future, so let them enjoy it now.” Let’s savor and enjoy this moment and make it a great and better life- i.e. ... a great and better workplace.