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Day 82…Turn, turn, turn

As we were walking this morning I was thinking about how nature turns toward the seasons, how our planet turns toward the sun, away from the moon and then Pete Seeger’s Turn, turn, turn came into my mind, “There is a season, turn, turn, turn…” And I thought, if our neighbours to the south of us can turn toward authoritarianism, then they can also turn away from it. That is my hope for today.

Here are Pete Seeger’s timeless lyrics to Turn! Turn! Turn!

For those who might not know (count me in) the song is based on the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes (3:1-8). (Thanks Wikipedia!)

To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven

A time to buid up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing

To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rain, a time of sow
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late