Joy at the End of the Tether

What if the secret to joy isn't escaping life's repetitiveness, but embracing it? This exploration of Ecclesiastes turns our understanding of vanity upside down. We discover that Solomon isn't preaching nihilistic meaninglessness—he's offering profound optimism. Vanity in Ecclesiastes describes the inscrutable repetitiveness of life under the sun. When we grasp that God sovereignly orchestrates every season—the planting and uprooting, the weeping and laughing, the living and dying—we find ourselves filled with real joy tethered to something unshakeable.