Ecclesiastes 1 & 3; 1Thessalonians 1; Ecclesiastes 3

The working and worrying done by the works of mankind, on this earth, under the sun, is vanity and grasping the wind. Man, on his own, cannot change the nature of man. What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered.

In human wisdom is much grief, and human pride and wisdom leads to increased sorrow.

But when you call us, Lord, and when we labor in the labor of faith and obedience, you make everything beautiful in its time. You put eternity in our hearts. It is great good for us to eat and drink and enjoy our labor of love, our work of faith, and our patience of hope.

Your gift to each person, on this earth, who is yours, Father, is that we can eat and drink and enjoy joy and peace as your children and as your obedient servants.

Our service is not in vain. We can know that you are God and that you take care of “forever”, that nothing will be added or taken away that is not ordained and determined by you. You will do it, and we can be glad.