May 27, 2026

And so the traditional summer season has begun. The race has been run. The flowers have been laid on graves of beloveds. The temperatures begin to climb. (I am so grateful that we did not go directly from winter to the heat of summer this year. What a beautiful spring season!)

After the waters of the flood subside, God makes a promise to Noah:

“As long as the earth endures,
  seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
summer and winter, day and night
  shall not cease.”
[Genesis 8:22]

Given the advancement of technology in human history, who is to say that humans will not somehow and in some way control the seasons? Of course, this type of thinking could be considered to be filled with a bit of hubris. In the meantime, we must live with the seasons we receive.

The Teacher, Ecclesiastes, famously writes, “For everything there is a season.” A time for this. And a time for that. The Teacher goes on to say, “All is vanity.” “Vanity” is an unfortunate translation in that the Hebrew word hevel means “vapor,” “breath,” or “smoke.” All is not vanity; all is temporary.

So enjoy the day, enjoy now, and enjoy the season.

Rev. Eric