There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven
Ecclesiastes 3:1

Some of us are ready, perched on the edge of some work,
eagerly awaiting the sign we need to delve into the project at hand.

Some of us are in the midst of a flurry of activity,
sometimes tired, sometimes full of energy.

For some, it is a time of preparation for works yet to come.

And for some of us, it is a time of rest, a time of reflection, a time of restoration.

Just as God has blessed the earth with the seasons of the year
in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter,
so too has He blessed us with seasons in our own lives.

The preparation, the anticipation, the work, and the restoration:
In these seasons that mold each task in our lives,
arise the difficulties that spring from our own human nature.

Is there stress and anxiety in our time of preparation?

Is there impatience in our anticipation?

Is there fatigue in our time of work?

Is there complacency in our times of rest and restoration?

Let us encourage and spur each other on.
For the One Who is Wisdom will help us in our weaknesses.
God has given us the wisdom of His Word:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven

Let our anticipation be filled with hope and joy.
For in Christ, we are now continually perched on the edge of something new.

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