Reflections with Andy - Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11 - Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
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Andy reflects on the themes of vanity and the search for meaning in Ecclesiastes 1:1-11.
In this Wednesday reflection that opens a new series in Ecclesiastes, the shift from the New Testament epistles to Old Testament wisdom literature is grounded in a simple observation: we are always searching for meaning, and most of the things we search in come up empty. The Teacher — almost certainly Solomon — opens with one of Scripture's most sobering refrains: vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Generations rise and fall, the wind circles, the sea never fills, and most of us will be forgot...
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