Change By the Number
Many changes take place
during our lifetime. At age 55, we are
unofficially recognized as seniors. We
can find special housing, and are kindly offered “senior discounts” at many
eating places. While we may resent the
title, we gratefully accept the discounts.
As we approach 65, the
contents in our mail boxes change too.
Items we once ignored, we now read: social security and medicare
information, as well as supplement insurance notices. Our appointment calendars look different with
fewer activities and more medical appointments listed. We begin to admit that we have aches and
pains; some where we didn’t even know we had parts.
As we reach 70, our
medical appointments come up more often, and we listen carefully as the doctor
talks to us about heart disease, strokes and other serious illnesses.
And then there’s
80! We stay at home more than we go out;
the joints give us a little more trouble and our medicine cabinets seem to be
filling up with strange pills and ointments.
And what can be said of
90? Not much except that it does not
need to be depressing if we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Who
is “the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Heb. 13:8). He cares for our every need.
When our energy
dwindles, He is our Strength, when we are lonely and feel
forgotten, He is our Friend; when we are discouraged and frustrated, He is our
Help. His watchful eye is always focused
on His children. If “His eye is on the
sparrow,” then we can be thankfully confident that He also watches over us.
