The Times of Your Life

 

     This week we have looked at our relationships including friendships, spouses and grandchildren, along with the relationships we have to end.  Thank you for allowing me to share stories from my life. I love hearing yours, too.  We are on this journey together. My husband and I  heard an old song by Paul Anka this week and the lyrics seemed to fit.:

Good morning, yesterday
You wake up and time has slipped away
And suddenly it's hard to find
The memories you left behind

Remember the times of your life.

The laughter and the tears
The shadows of misty yesteryears
The good times and the bad you've seen
And all the others in between
Remember, do you remember the times of your life?

Reach out for the joy and the sorrow
Put them away in your mind
The memories are time that you borrow
To spend when you get to tomorrow

Here comes the saddest part
The seasons are passing one by one
So gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life?

     The Bible leads us in two separate directions. First, to look back and learn and remember. The second, to move on. Often, it is hard to do both. Today be grateful for those around you, savor the memories and look ahead with hope and trust. You are loved.

This is what the Lord says, “Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths. Ask where the good way is and walk in it and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16a

Remember the former things, those of long ago. I am God and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me. Isaiah 46:9

     Look back and remember and learn and look ahead.

“Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it, but  one thing I do. Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. Philippians 3:13

     It takes perseverance and patience to move ahead. Remember, learn and move.

Jesus,

The times of our lives remain in our hearts and minds. As we age, the memories warm our hearts. Help us to hold onto the good, learn from the bad and hold onto hope in You.

Amen