Happy Birthday to our dear friend Cara!
We all share the same fate no matter what choices we've made. We never know when we will die. It doesn't matter how rich or smart or strong or wise we may be, we will still come to our end on this earth. Sooner or later no one will remember you. (To me, this makes living in the present moment even more important - it may be all I have!) This world rewards idiots and geniuses alike. There are no guarantees and tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. Bad things happen to good people - and always have. Some people give up and say, "A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything." (Eccl 10:19) This reminds me of a t-shirt I saw back in the early 80's, it said, "Money may not buy happiness, but it makes the misery more tolerable!"
Be generous because you never know when it will come back to you. Share what you have. Don't worry, just keep on truckin'. No one can explain the mysteries of God, just focus on what you can do now. Enjoy every day while you can. Just remember that God will judge everything you do.
In time, your body will become feeble and you will be in pain. Your teeth will rot, your eyesight will fail and you won't hear very well, if at all. You will fear doing what you don't even think about now, and your hair will be white as almond blossoms. Sooner or later the silver cord snaps, our bodies return to earth and our breath returns to God. Proverbs are like nails that fasten things together. The true secret to life is, most of all respect and obey God!
Song of Songs or Solomon
One Bible translation describes this book as Solomon's most beautiful song, while another describes this book as a script for a drama. Whatever the case, I find it beautiful and intriguing.
What makes the most sense to me is to remember the first and second greatest commandments given by Jesus Christ; love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-40) To me, that means that love is the most important thing. The topic of this book is love. The entire book is a demonstration of a loving relationship. They are very careful with each other.
She does not know how beautiful she is. Her lover and friends must tell her. She tells him how handsome he is.
Now she knows that she is beautiful and she tells her lover in many ways how handsome she believes he is. She feels fortunate to have a man such as him in love with her. You can't hurry love. The beauty and wonder of love fills the senses to overflowing.
Tomorrow read Song of Solomon 3-8; Isaiah 1:1-9
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