“Turn, Turn , Turn”
This week we finished chapter 2 of Ecclesiastes and started chapter 3 that opens with the words, “There is a time for everything.” The verses that follow were set to music by Pete Seeger in 1959 and made even more famous by the Byrds in 1965. As we ponder verses 1 to 8 we also spent time this week remembering the price paid by many in the wars to protect our country. Then later this week many sat by their televisions and listened to the news about the court decisions surrounding former President Trump. Terrible heat is claiming lives in India and Mexico. The Middle East and Ukraine continue their conflicts. Wow. We have much we could pray about in addition to the personal concerns of our lives and our families and our own communities. Our hearts long for the turning of dynamics that the Boyd’s sing about. We want war to turn to peace. We want to turn our eyes to birth and not death. We want healing and not killing. We want to embrace life, the energy to keep searching, and the strength to keep that which is good and throw away that that is harmful and destructive. Perhaps most importantly, we need to turn our hearts and minds to God for our answers and not government, hospitals, schools or ourselves. Again I am focusing on the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” but this week sung by the Boyd’s. May you enjoy this blast from the past and allow it to turn your thinking to the Eternal One. Blessings.
On the Way to Wonder 