“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) About every eventuality is considered when we read on in this chapter: birth and death, planting and harvesting, war and peace, destruction and building, crying and laughing, mourning and gladness, accepting loss and looking for what was lost, holding on and letting go, staying quiet and speaking out, and loving and hating. There seems to be a laundry list maybe because we’re accustomed to looking for loopholes and this scripture has all the bases covered. Sometimes we forget “there is a time for every matter.” Yes, things seem to be getting out of hand, but we have a part to play. We can be the menders. We can develop the wisdom the Lord meant for us to have in speaking and acting in the appropriate manner at the appropriate times. Wisdom tempers our minds so that we know the difference between the right times and the wrong times.