Monday, October 26, 2009

Ecclesiastes and The Pursuit of Happiness

Solomon wasn't around when the Declaration of Independence was written, but he spent most of his life pursuing happiness.  "Meaningless!  Meaningless!" says the Teacher.  "Utterly meaningless!  Everything is meaningless."

Finally, he figured it out: "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man" (12:13). 

In 1968, a year filled with unsettling events, Ira Stanphill wrote some soothing words: 

    Happiness is to know the Savior
    Living a life within His favor
    having a change in my behavior
    Happiness is the Lord

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