To everything there is a season
As the writer of Ecclesiastes says, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” This is true for individuals, and it is true for churches. There is
a time to wait on God and a time to take action with God;
a time to question and a time to rest in faith;
a time to experiment and a time to commit;
a time to revitalize and a time to close;
a time to listen and a time to make a statement;
a time to gather and a time to send out;
a time to look backward and a time to look forward;
a time to play and a time to study;
a time to take on and a time to let go;
a time to physically distance and a time to embrace;
a time to nourish others and a time to be nourished ourselves;
a time to protest and a time to re-group;
a time to work and a time to take Sabbath;
a time to grieve and a time to hope.
There is a time for all of these things. What season does your church find itself in?
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