I have chosen a word to focus on in 2011. I love the different meaning of this word and I hope it will remind me each time I see it that I need to embrace God's gifts in my life, that I need to remain positive about God's path for my life and to literally embrace the love in my life.
Definition of embrace
transitive verb
3
a : to take up especially readily or gladly b : to avail oneself of : welcome
4
a : to take in or include as a part, item, or element of a more inclusive whole b : to be equal or equivalent to
Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
1 comment:
Love Embrace. My pastor last week was just quoting that same "time for everything."
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