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Principal's Message - Week 7, Term 2
Those of us who have lived several decades will know there are different seasons in our lives. I remember when I was in my late teens and early twenties when I attended a lot of friends' 21st Birthday Celebrations. Then there was the season of attending all our friends’ weddings. Followed by the season of attending 1st or 2nd year old birthday parties. Over the long weekend, I attended the 50th birthday party of a good friend. I expect I might be moving into a new season. It was another reminder that I am getting older, whether I like it or not.
Given that we have been friends for over 30 years, it was an opportunity to relive past memories and tell old stories. We kept the Australian tradition of embellishing the stories for those who hadn’t heard them before. At the same time, it did afford me the opportunity to reflect on some of those moments and remember how, at the time, they seemed really significant, and now they are a distant memory.
Presently in my Bible reading, I have been working my way through the book of Ecclesiastes. It was written by King Solomon at the height of his wealth and fame. Essentially the book is about all the incredible achievements and possessions he had amassed, all in the hope that it would bring him fulfillment and happiness. Many in our current society would aspire for exactly what he attained; incredible amounts of money, buildings, possessions, and property. Not to mention the vast array of women he married. Yet after obtaining such incredible affluence, he realised that it didn’t provide what he was truly seeking. Looking back on it, things that seemed really important to him at one stage in his life were not that important at all.
He realised that whatever we amass in this life, we cannot take it with us - it is left for others. Given this realisation, he concludes in Chapter 5:18, “This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labour under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.”
It’s important for us to work, provide for our families, contribute to society, and help make the world a better place. But there will be things that seem very important now, that may not be in years to come, especially if they are to do with material possessions. What will last into eternity is our relationship with Jesus, we cannot put a price on that (although you could argue it cost Jesus His life).
As we have different life experiences, and wrestle with decisions that appear gravely important, let’s remember that ultimately there is one experience that outranks them all – whether we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour.
God bless,
