Time

Sometimes life is silly; sometimes it's sad. As firefighters, we are blasted with intense external emotional events. You might ask yourself "why?" Why am I here? Why did this happen? Most of the "why" questions go unanswered. 

Consider the words from the book of Ecclesiastes Ch.3 vs. 1-12 (emphasis added vs. 12): 

• 1.
 
• There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

• 2.
 
• a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

• 3.
 
• a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

• 4.
 
• a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

• 5.
 
• a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

• 6.
 
• a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

• 7.
 
• a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

• 8.
 
• a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

• 9.
 
• What does the worker gain from his toil?

• 10.
 
• I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

• 11.
 
• He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

• 12.
 
• I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

On this side of heaven, nothing lasts forever...