Happiness grows dim
Another person inspires—
Restarting life’s fire
Positive thinking
Finding abundance of peace—
Heart fills with kindness
Both man and nature
Aging shows on life’s outside—
Soul’s depths much alive
From Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
Growing up with Father
Learning all about life
Encouraged to follow
Living without evil’s strife
Bearing Father’s commands
Nurturing faith each day
Drowned each fleshly desire
Witnessing His grace, let’s pray
Walking in Father’s steps
Surrendering to Him
Sensed righteousness calling
Praising each blessed hymn
Searching for Father’s peace
Letting go, finding love
Gleaned from each steadfast truth
Catching mercy from above
From Hebrews 5:12-14: “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.”
Becoming who God created us to be is a lifelong process, which often occurs in small moments as we choose love over every other thing.
2 Corinthians 5:17: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!”
Facing life’s daily quest
Overflowing with dreams
Facing rapids, hard-pressed
Paddling always, downstream
Merging spirit with change
Searching truth’s answer key
Riding each lonely range
Realizing, life shall be
Saddling up with vigor
Savoring life today
Overcoming rigor
Finding another way
Witnessing life’s next stage
Moving over new ground
Exciting silver age
Traveling now westbound
Navigating with ease
Following sunset’s glow
Catching each friendly breeze
Looking for tomorrow
It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.
From Proverbs 16:31: “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.”
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was an American pastor who was an influential voice in American Protestantism.
How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.
The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it’s to grow the soul.
Christina Baldwin (born 1946) is an American writer, teacher, and lecturer.
Though our physical body ages, our soul stays young as we continually grow in the Lord.
From Psalm 92:14-15: “In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”
From Proverbs 16:31: “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.”
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Watching television, what is so wrong?
Proclaiming vitality, glowing youth
Idolizing outward beauty and more
Turning down the chatter, looking for truth
Savoring this life’s fertile, golden years
Knocking at the door, God’s Word always clear
Finding our inner beauty, filled with love
Embracing the later years, without fear
Assuring us of our Lord’s divine plan
Receiving far more than we can afford
Propelling us forward, with Jesus near
Guiding our daily walk, by His accord
Gaining beauty from our relationships
Discovering family love each day
Restoring our energy with these gifts
Growing closer to our Lord as we pray
Sharing our wisdom and experience
Bringing opportunities, we also grow
Living as role models in God’s spirit
Opening new pages, as blessings flow
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From American pastor, Harry Emerson Fosdick: “It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.”
From 1 Peter 2:2-3: “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
Infancy of man’s faith
Absent righteous skills
Fed with Word’s nourishment
Holy Spirit fills
Grappling divine lessons
Bread of Life above
Christ breathes as Living Word
Grace imparts with love
Learning faith’s elements
Son of Man preaches
One parable each time
Our Lord’s Word teaches
Practicing what is learned
Holy design’s growth
Faith in Word progresses
Maturity’s oath
Accepting Word’s goodness
Darkness now ignored
Righteous living obeys
Mercy comes on board
From Hebrews 5:13-14: “For everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.”
The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all of the other ages you’ve been.
Because we fail to listen to each other’s stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.
Madeleine L’Engle (1918-2007) was an American writer and poet who frequently wrote about her Christian faith as well as her interest in modern science.
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