"Where have all the flowers gone?"

Pete Seeger, the folk singer who preceded Bob Dylan and others, has died at the age of 94. 

His songs from my youth struck a chord, as he spoke of the peace movement, social changes and destruction.

He asked questions, such as "Where have all the flowers gone?", following the blistering account, by Rachel Carson, in Silent Spring, of the devastation caused by the use of insecticides and herbicides by farmers.

In many respects, he was like prophets of old, on the edge of the culture, noting its blind spots. One of his most well known songs was 'Turn, Turn, Turn', based on words from Ecclesiastes, and re-released by the Byrds in 1965.

For everything there is a season,
    a time for every activity under heaven.A time to be born and a time to die.
    A time to plant and a time to harvest.A time to kill and a time to heal.
    A time to tear down and a time to build up.A time to cry and a time to laugh.
    A time to grieve and a time to dance.A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
    A time to embrace and a time to turn away.A time to search and a time to quit searching.
    A time to keep and a time to throw away.A time to tear and a time to mend.
    A time to be quiet 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)

Today, all of us need to know what season of our life it is, and to know the Lord's enabling to see, think, act and dream in tune with God's purposes for us today.

Best wishes,

Richard