Bible story · Ecclesiastes 3:1–11
A Time for Everything coloring pages
Free coloring pages about the seasons of life in Ecclesiastes, with simple scenes about planting, building, joy and God's good timing.
4 free printable sheets · A4 & US Letter PDF



A Time to Plant
Ecclesiastes 3:1–2



A Time to Laugh
Ecclesiastes 3:4



A Time to Build
Ecclesiastes 3:3



Everything Beautiful in Its Time
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Print the whole story
All 4 pages in story order, in one PDF, handy for a Sunday school class or a story book to colour over the week. Choose the age group at the top of the page.
About the story
The teacher in Ecclesiastes looked carefully at life and saw that it has many different seasons. There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to gather what has grown. Some days are for crying, while other days bring laughter.
There is a time to build something up and a time to take it down. Friends may come and go, and people may search for what has been lost. These changes can be hard to understand, but God sees the whole story.
The teacher says that God makes things beautiful in their time. We can be thankful for good days, ask for help during hard days, and trust God as each season comes.
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