All things are wearisome

Todays Reading:  Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Ecclesiastes 1:8  All things are wearisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, or the ear filled with hearing.

All things are wearisome.  Yes, there are days that I feel that. That is why reading Ecclesiastes is so rewarding.  There is a sense of justification as Solomon expresses his lament.  Yes, I feel that too!  In a way it even brings a sense of joy or peace when the Word of God reflects my own feelings. 
With all the stuff going on these days, Ecclesiastes rises to the top, being so profound with it's insight. This book pierces through the noise and nonsense and calms my anxious heart with words of truth. There is nothing new under the sun, yet, people clamor for position and power and influence because they think they have the "new" way.  There is no new way!  When people tell you that there is a new order, or we have progressed and matured by embracing new ideas and mores. It is not new, just wrong.
But, the realization expressed in Ecclesiastes gives me a sense that I can see through it, though I have failed to.  I hope that I can internalize the peace that comes with the realization that there is nothing new under the sun and that it is all vanity.  Then maybe I can have peace.

Heavenly Father, by your Holy Spirit, guide me to see that it is all vanity and I need not fear, but only rest in your peace. Forgive me for my anger, and my lack of faith, and fill me with the vision of your glory.   Amen