Pulled from a context about wealth and works, this pericope could impart either humility or depression. The humility would engender a false sense of accomplishment - false because humility would not count works in the first place. Depression would discount the value of whatever things might be added up. Who needs vain busywork that blows away with the wind? Traditionally attributed to King Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes (koheleth: preacher or assembler of words, and name of the book in Hebrew) brushes away both the context and the message as vanity. About the time that humility and depression collide, we might get the idea that we might as well dump the book. But surely there must be a reason to include the words of the preacher in the salvation revelation? Simply, and simply again, it's not about the world of accomplishment. Everything blows away on the wind of the spirit, and we are simply left with the Light of Love to guide us through our actions. That's good. Shalom, Mother BE
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