Difficult Days

Ecclesiastes 12:1-2 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “ I have no pleasure in them”: While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain;

While we are still strong, with complete teeth & a 20/20 vision.

Ecclesiastes 12:3 In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim;

When we still can hear, sleep soundly & can sing higher notes.

Ecclesiastes 12:4 When the doors are shut in the streets, And the sound of grinding is low; When one rises up at the sound of a bird, And all the daughters of music are brought low.

When we are not afraid to do anything, our hair is still black, can carry a load on a shoulder & still sexually active.

Ecclesiastes 12:5 Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets.

The difficult day is: when you are still young, you have no pleasure in doing things that pertains to God.

The more difficult day is: When you are already old, still, you have no pleasure:

* Attending the fellowship where boarding a transport is a burden.

* Joining the choir where all members are the youth.

* Bow down your knees where you can hardly stand after the prayer.

* Share in the collection where you are jobless.

* Going to places where church missions (charitable, medical) are conducted.

For if you can do these things with pleasure, truly you have remembered your Creator, before the difficult days come.