Sometimes this world doesn’t make a lot of sense. It is hard to really grab hold of, to peg down. It’s transient and fleeting and sometimes seems to just go round in endless circles. How do we make sense of it? How do we find joy?

The enigmatic book of Ecclesiastes has a somewhat surprising answer – by accepting life ‘under the sun’ as a gift of God. By recognising God’s goodness in the everyday. By embracing the life he has given us.

We are going to consider ‘Life as given’ over the next couple of months as we delve into Ecclesiastes. And it won’t be as gloomy as you may assume from your previous readings of this book. My hope is that this will be a refreshing look that brings refreshment.

29^th July             Why the rat race gets you nowhere (Ecclesiastes 1-2)

5^th August           Why time is fleeting (Ecclesiastes 3)

12^th August         Why money is worthless (Ecclesiastes 5-6)

19^th August         Why funerals are better than weddings (Ecclesiastes 7)

26^th August         Why injustice shouldn’t ruin joy (Ecclesiastes 4&8)

2^nd September    Why wisdom works (Ecclesiastes 9-10)

9^th September    Why we should live life to the full (Ecclesiastes 11)

16^th September   Why life matters (Ecclesiastes 12)