Ecclesiastes 9:6 has taken on a strange beauty this morning. Ecclesiastes explores the nature of death a little (or a lot, depending on how you look at it). And there is something final about that verse. Yet there is also something comforting. Anything bitter a person has held has now vanished, and their pain is past. It's one of the comforts we take out of funeral services, even part of the end of the service blessing.
Therefore, says Ecclesiastes, enjoy today. As the stageplay Rent would tell us, there's no day but today. So today, be a blessing to someone. While you can still love, love without limit. If there is hate or jealousy in your heart, let it vanish today. For today is all we have. Amen.
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