Fr. Mike Schmitz

Because what happens is, it's called spiritual physics, and it's much easier to pull someone down than it is to pull them up. When choosing a spouse, so important to choose a spouse who loves the Lord, to choose a spouse that you share your faith with. Or else, our lives can start off great and end like Solomon's life, a disaster, a disaster.

Because what happens is, it's called spiritual physics, and it's much easier to pull someone down than it is to pull them up. When choosing a spouse, so important to choose a spouse who loves the Lord, to choose a spouse that you share your faith with. Or else, our lives can start off great and end like Solomon's life, a disaster, a disaster.

Because what happens is, it's called spiritual physics, and it's much easier to pull someone down than it is to pull them up. When choosing a spouse, so important to choose a spouse who loves the Lord, to choose a spouse that you share your faith with. Or else, our lives can start off great and end like Solomon's life, a disaster, a disaster.

One last note about the book of Ecclesiastes and the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. Two notes, actually. One is in chapter 12, the very last chapter, because we have all this advice. And I just think it's so, this is a beautiful, beautiful wording, a beautiful poetry, essentially in scripture in chapter 12, the advice to the young.

One last note about the book of Ecclesiastes and the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. Two notes, actually. One is in chapter 12, the very last chapter, because we have all this advice. And I just think it's so, this is a beautiful, beautiful wording, a beautiful poetry, essentially in scripture in chapter 12, the advice to the young.

One last note about the book of Ecclesiastes and the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. Two notes, actually. One is in chapter 12, the very last chapter, because we have all this advice. And I just think it's so, this is a beautiful, beautiful wording, a beautiful poetry, essentially in scripture in chapter 12, the advice to the young.

And it says, the days are going to come when it goes on and says, where you'll say, I have no pleasure in them. Before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain. That sense of like, yeah, the days where your eyes grow dim. And the day when the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men are bent and the grinders cease because they're few.

And it says, the days are going to come when it goes on and says, where you'll say, I have no pleasure in them. Before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain. That sense of like, yeah, the days where your eyes grow dim. And the day when the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men are bent and the grinders cease because they're few.

And it says, the days are going to come when it goes on and says, where you'll say, I have no pleasure in them. Before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain. That sense of like, yeah, the days where your eyes grow dim. And the day when the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men are bent and the grinders cease because they're few.

And those that look through the windows are dimmed. All this, it's just like this, you just have this vision of getting older and older and older. And it talks about even, they're afraid also of what is high. What does that mean? Well, it's, you know, as we keep getting older, we get less and less stable, right? And what happens? I'm not going to jump up on the chair to change the light bulb.

And those that look through the windows are dimmed. All this, it's just like this, you just have this vision of getting older and older and older. And it talks about even, they're afraid also of what is high. What does that mean? Well, it's, you know, as we keep getting older, we get less and less stable, right? And what happens? I'm not going to jump up on the chair to change the light bulb.

And those that look through the windows are dimmed. All this, it's just like this, you just have this vision of getting older and older and older. And it talks about even, they're afraid also of what is high. What does that mean? Well, it's, you know, as we keep getting older, we get less and less stable, right? And what happens? I'm not going to jump up on the chair to change the light bulb.

Now I can jump up on the table to change the smoke detector. And so I'm afraid of what is high. Terrors are in the way. And the grasshopper drags along. This desire fails like that longing for another person. The sexual desire fails. This the author is highlighting just these small things that we don't think about that are signs of here's this age. I'm getting closer and closer to death.

Now I can jump up on the table to change the smoke detector. And so I'm afraid of what is high. Terrors are in the way. And the grasshopper drags along. This desire fails like that longing for another person. The sexual desire fails. This the author is highlighting just these small things that we don't think about that are signs of here's this age. I'm getting closer and closer to death.

Now I can jump up on the table to change the smoke detector. And so I'm afraid of what is high. Terrors are in the way. And the grasshopper drags along. This desire fails like that longing for another person. The sexual desire fails. This the author is highlighting just these small things that we don't think about that are signs of here's this age. I'm getting closer and closer to death.

And it's just really, really beautiful. If you want to get a chance to pick up your Bible and actually not just listen to it, but read those words, there's something powerful. And the conclusion is vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Now, one of the things we want to highlight is why did we read Ecclesiastes? Why did the preacher teach these things?

And it's just really, really beautiful. If you want to get a chance to pick up your Bible and actually not just listen to it, but read those words, there's something powerful. And the conclusion is vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Now, one of the things we want to highlight is why did we read Ecclesiastes? Why did the preacher teach these things?

And it's just really, really beautiful. If you want to get a chance to pick up your Bible and actually not just listen to it, but read those words, there's something powerful. And the conclusion is vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Now, one of the things we want to highlight is why did we read Ecclesiastes? Why did the preacher teach these things?

Why did Koalath or Solomon, why is this in the Bible? And part of it is because of the wisdom of this, because we don't always get what we want. He said, so you might do the good. Remember the race is not to the swift or the victory to the strong always, or the success to those who are smartest. That's how it would be great if that was the case. But sometimes we grasp after Hevel, right?

Why did Koalath or Solomon, why is this in the Bible? And part of it is because of the wisdom of this, because we don't always get what we want. He said, so you might do the good. Remember the race is not to the swift or the victory to the strong always, or the success to those who are smartest. That's how it would be great if that was the case. But sometimes we grasp after Hevel, right?