Thank You, Tiapam.
(((HUGS)))
In 1876, Henry Clay Work wrote the song My Grandfathers Clock. The song describes a grandfathers clock that faithfully ticks its way through its owners life. Childhood, adulthood, and old age are all viewed in relationship to his beloved timepiece. The refrain says:
Ninety years without slumbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
His lifes seconds numbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
But it stopped, short,
Never to go again,
When the old man died.
The relentless ticking of the clock reminds us that our time on earth is limited. Despite the joys and pains of life, time always marches on. For the believer, our time on earth is an opportunity for gaining wisdom. The psalmist writes, Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Ps. 90:12).
One way of numbering our days is to ask ourselves these kinds of questions: How can I become more like Christ? Am I reading the Word regularly? Am I devoting time to prayer? Am I meeting together with other believers? The way we answer these questions is an indicator of the progress were making in gaining wisdom and becoming more like Christ.
No matter the phase of lifechildhood, youth, middle age, or our senior yearslife always affords us opportunities to grow in faith and wisdom. Numbering our days is the wise response to lifes inevitable progress.
How are you progressing on your journey?
Read: Psalm 90:1-12
This is the Web Page for my Dad.
My little Sister Chris wrote the Obituary.
http://www.lydonchapelforfunerals.com/Obituary/view.php?id=308