Lectionary for New Year's Day
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born
and a time to die
a time to plant
and a time to pluck up what is planted
a time to kill
and a time to heal
a time to break down
and a time to build up
a time to weep
and a time to laugh
a time to mourn
and a time to dance
a time to throw away stones
and a time to gather stones together
a time to embrace
and a time to refrain from embracing
a time to seek
and a time to lose
a time to keep
and a time to throw away
a time to tear
and a time to sew
a time to keep silence
and a time to speak
a time to love
and a time to hate
a time for war
and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8