The book of Ecclesiastes has always given me perspective in life. The richest and wisest man ever to live, King Solomon poetically writes about the meaninglessness of life. To some, this may be depressing, but for me it is what gives me hope. Why? Because someone who owned more than I will never own, and did more than I will ever do knew that there was more to life than just life. In Eccl 12:13 “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments,”
I had a long discussion with one of my patients this week who is on the brink of having to give up everything she has to move to an assisted living. She is not that old, however can no longer drive, and will have to give away everything that she has known. The reality of how our possessions and physical keepsakes really do not matter seemed more apparent than ever before. We live and we die, and we take nothing with us. It is easy to get mixed up in the busyness of life as well as materialistic objects that we acquire. We should never forget however our purpose here on Earth because everything else is meaningless. We are to fear God, keep His commandments and share the message of Jesus Christ with those around us because nothing else matters. Because even though life in and of itself may be meaningless, through Christ we have hope.
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