"Eat! Nummy! Yay!"

 

     Today, we look to the man considered to be the wisest in the world, King Solomon. Just as valuable, in my opinion,, we look to our one-year-old granddaughter, Brooklyn. She has so much to share.  

    In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon is perplexed. He is getting older and he finds life meaningless. He is searching. Solomon has been given everything the world sees as valuable. Riches, power, respect and the wisdom of God. Yet, nothing satisfies. He looks for “anything new under the sun,” calls life “vanity,” and reminds us our lives are short, “a vapor,” here today and gone tomorrow. What a downer from the wisest man on earth.

     As he comes to the end of his searching in this book, he realizes it is all about God and following Him. Amen to that, but before his final conclusion, he gives us these instructions.

“So, I commanded the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink and be merry Their joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of their lives God has given them under the sun. Ecclesiastes 8:15

     Brooklyn agrees with this advice. When she is hungry, she pats her tummy and says, “Eat! Nummy!”  We can usually distract her until lunch time, but as soon we say it is time to eat, she makes a run for her high chair yelling,

“Eat! Nummy! Yay!”  As she stands by her high chair, she often does a little dance. Ah, the joys of being a toddler. Today, enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Eat, drink and be merry with those you love.

Eat, drink and be merry. I can go for that and as Brooklyn would say, “Eat! Nummy! Yay!”

Father,

Thank You for the simple joys in life. Help us not to take one second for granted. We give you thanks for the children in our lives. They remind us how to find true joy.

In Jesus name,

Amen