Book of Ecclesiastes (HC,NLT)

A beautiful representation of The Book of Ecclesiastes—a book that urges us, amidst the fleetingness of life, to embrace contentment in the present.

This text highlights the absurdities of life. The Teacher starts with “Everything is meaningless, completely meaningless!” The word translated as “meaningless” can also be translated into “vapor” or “breath,” indicating the idea of everything being “fleeting.” There is a form of comfort here: this book invites us, knowing that everything is flee...