Getting Older

Someone (actually many someones) told the Preacher that he is “getting older” as if it were a sin. The Truth sometimes hurts, and it is difficult to overlook as the “mentions” increase. Some people don’t get very old before their life comes to and end in one way or another. Others live on and on, and get to be told with frequency the reality.

But the real Truth is that God has numbered the days of all people, and if we can accept that, getting older is good. There may still be some “”work” that only a wise, older person can accomplish under the guidance of the Spirit. It is a good thing to have a multitude of years to learn, understand, appreciate, and exercise the practice  of  lloving others and sharing in the practice of helping those in need – whether it is financially, sharing Truth, providing a covering of prayer, or just being joyful and at peace in this turbulent society in which we all live, and allowing other to see it and be blessed.

The Preacher is trying, believe me, to make that a reality in his own life. .  . and the life of a bunch of others. He won’t get angry when you proclaim his age. He is excited to  be closer to Heaven than ever before.