Is this as good as it gets- Our lives- Our work- All our effort and endeavours- The Teacher of Ecclesiastes suggests, -Yes- Under the sun, this IS as good as it gets.- And therefore, we may as well eat, drink and be merry, for eventually it will all come to an end. And it will all amount to nothing. Under the sun, he concludes, everything is meaningless. --But there is so much more to life than what meets the eye 'under the sun'. God has created us with a purpose. And what we do now, in this life, matters - it is far from meaningless- Another wise teacher, in the New Testament, tells us -that in the Lord our labour is not in vain.- So don't despair- As we trust and abide in Christ, we can live and work today with great hope and with eternal purpose and meaning.