Devotionals Sept 8 – Oct 7, 2023: Ecclesiastes, A Life Worth Living

Empty…useless…pointless…futile…hopeless…this is how Solomon describes life on this earth in the book of Ecclesiastes. He speaks with the experience of an old man who had lived a full life “under the sun” (1:3). These are not the words of a monk who separated himself from earthly experiences and luxuries. They are the words of one who achieved many great things as a king, amassed abundant riches and knowledge, had many wives and children, and enjoyed the pleasures that life has to offer. He had...