Leviticus 19:1-20:27; Psalms 120:1-123:4; Mark 7:1-23
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:20
If there’s one word which summarizes Ecclesiastes, and also the lives of many people today, it’s the word “despair”. This pervasive hopelessness hangs very heavy at times, and the world can only cope by pursuing various distractions. The Christian once walked in those paths (Eph. 2:12) but no longer needs to. Even when the heartaches of life abound, we sorrow not as those who have no hope (1 Thess. 4:13). We have a salvation that conquers all. —Rick Morse
In hope we lift our wishful, longing eyes,
Waiting to see the Morning Star arise. —James G. Deck