This Sunday we'll be looking at the subject of suffering and how to deal wisely with our seasons of pain. As we process the atrocities of the terrorist attacks in Israel, and the many innocent children, women and men who have been killed in Israel and Gaza, it is overwhelming to know what to do, what to think, or how to pray. Qohelet offers us wisdom to think about not just our own suffering, but also the suffering we witness in the world.

** This sermon was co-written by Corey Widmer and Kevin Germer of Christ Presbyterian Church, Richmond

Sermon sources:

- Philip Ryken, “Why Everything Matters”. The open story about Thomas Boston comes from Ryken's chapter on this section.

- David Gibson, "Living Life Backwards." The “Legoland” illustration idea comes from chapter 3 of this book

- Zack Eswine, “Recovering Eden.”

- Christopher JH Wright, “Hearing the Book of Ecclesiastes”

- Peter Enns, “Ecclesiastes”