A Time To Grieve, A Time To Dance

"For everything there is a season,
a time for every activityunder heaven.
² A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
³ A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
⁴ A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
⁵ A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
⁶ A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
⁷ A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
⁸ A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace."

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Yesterday I was reading through Ecclesiastes and I stumbled upon chapter three. This is probably one of my favorite books and chapters as well. Lately God has been showing me that there is a time and place for everything. A time where it is okay to grieve and cry. Within the last two years eight people I knew have passed away. I definitely understand grieving. But there is also atime to rejoice, worship, and be joyful. The time for tears over lost ones has come and gone. Now is my time to rejoice, because death no longer owns me. I'm trying to work on worshiping God and rejoicing, not just in song, but in all aspects of my life. Everything has its time and place. Now is the time to be joyful!

His Daughter,

Hannah Renee'