{"id":597,"date":"2007-10-31T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-31T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/to-everything-there-is-a-seaso.html"},"modified":"2007-10-31T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-31T10:45:00","slug":"to-everything-there-is-a-seaso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/to-everything-there-is-a-seaso.html","title":{"rendered":"To Everything There Is a Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have always loved the verses of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8<\/a>, and throughout October and November I say them daily. The beautiful words are attributed to Solomon, which isn’t surprising since, according to the Bible, God granted him abundant wisdom. Not Wisdum. Wisdom. (Sorry, couldn’t resist that one.)
\nHere is the full text. Try not to sing “turn, turn, turn” after each line. It’s challenging.<\/p>\n

To everything there is a season, and
\na time to every purpose under heaven:
\nA time to be born, and
\na time to die;
\na time to plant, and
\na time to pluck up
\nthat which is planted;
\nA time to kill, and
\na time to heal;
\na time to break down, and
\na time to build up;
\nA time to weep, and
\na time to laugh;
\na time to mourn, and
\na time to dance;
\nA time to cast away stones, and
\na time to gather stones together;
\na time to embrace, and
\na time to refrain from embracing;
\nA time to get, and
\na time to lose;
\na time to keep, and
\na time to cast away;
\nA time to rend, and
\na time to sow;
\na time to keep silence, and
\na time to speak;
\nA time to love, and
\na time to hate;
\na time of war; and
\na time of peace.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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