Article October 19, 1998 Issue

"... a time to dance"

Do away with the doldrums.

By Katherine Hildreth

Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling sorry for yourself because so many things are going wrong? Sometimes I do. In fact, not long ago I found myself steeped in self-pity. Our road had washed out. My computer was still down after a whole week of trying to get it fixed. Gophers had eaten five of my twenty-nine new poplar trees. I felt frustrated and sorry for myself.

As usual, when I've temporarily lost my way, I prayed. And this prayer soon led me to this Bible passage: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:... a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance" (Eccl. 3:1, 4).

Well, I said to myself, you'll just have to cancel that mourning time and dance.

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