“Seasons” and “Times”

By Jane K. Priewe

Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Find the terms relating to all twenty-eight “times” mentioned in Ecclesiastes 3:2–8, and the word season, in the letter square by reading forward, backward, down, up, and diagonally. The sixteen unused letters, starting at the top and reading from left to right, spell out a message telling why we should rejoice in all these times in our lives as we use them righteously (see Eccl. 3:13). Note: Because all terms have at least one letter that is not in any other term, it is important to find the longest ones first.)

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There is a season to …
gather stones	plant	hate
get	pull up (pluck up that which is planted)	(be) born
heal		kill
be still (keep silence)	season (the word itself)	be peaceful (of peace)
sew together	keep	break (down)
laugh	speak	build (up)
lose	tear apart (rend)	dance
love	throw away (cast away)	die
mourn	embrace	throw stones (cast away stones)
not embrace (refrain from embracing)	fight (of war)	weep

Answer:

• “It is the gift of God.”