Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2.

I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever – the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:16 NKJV.

We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18.

Our next book is Ecclesiastes, written by Solomon around 935 B.C., late in his life. He wanted to share lessons he learned so we could be spared the meaningless of life but aren’t those very lessons important for each one of us? I have read this book and cringed because after awhile I got so tired of the word meaningless. I get it, Solomon! But I didn’t. The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”…I the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to study and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted…v. 1-2, 12-15. A whole life lived with a wisdom few humans possessed and yet…I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.” v. 16-18.

When I think of the wisdom needed to create all that is…when I think of the love it will take to heal every wound we bear…that is where I find meaning. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help…From His temple He heard my voice; my cry came before Him, into His ears…Out of the brightness of His presence clouds advanced…He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters…He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me…Psalm 18: 6,12, 16, 19.

I was confronted with guilt recently and it was needed. My guilt cannot heal me or those I love. I can’t take away the pain others inflicted and my guilt over that lack is strong. And that, too, is meaningless. I can’t undo mistakes I have made no matter how very much I long to. Dwelling in that pain for any of us, is to dwell in a deep, deep hole. Only Creator God – Father…Son…Spirit…can reach down into that hole and bring us out to a sacred, spacious place…His love and delight in us. With His help, the sting of the cruelty of years past can lesson. That has great meaning for our hearts, minds and souls so in need of the healing of Gods’s love for us. I can’t bring you to God. I can share what I am learning with His help. So I pray that God…Himself…will show you who He is and how much He loves each one of us. He loves everyone who has hurt us…and He loves us. We can’t love that way. Let God show you who He is. Please. We need Him and our need for Him is great.