To everything there is a season....

The Book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that to everything, there is a season, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to mourn and a time to laugh, a time to plant and a time to harvest.
This week is an example of that in a nutshell.
Today is a funeral for an 80 year old woman who never married and had no children, so we will remember her life and entrust her to God's care with a small gathered group of her nieces and nephews present.
Saturday is a wedding for a young couple who met in high school and now is beginning their new life as husband and wife, joyously hopeful and filled with excitement.
Sunday is a baptism of a little girl only a few months old. What a week!
The seasons of life are right here for us to see and to marvel in. From birth and the new life of baptism, to a new marriage, to the newness of eternal life, all in a single week.
That is the challenge and joy of church life, we support each other during all the seasons of our lives, through sickness, through job losses, through the joy of new birth, through joyful graduations and confirmations. As a church, we help one another journey through all the seasons that we face.