by Joy Gadsby, Celtic Daily Prayer, Book Two  

As we grow older, we slow up and our memory often fails us. Too often we can feel sidelined. The world will not stop still for us, but is constantly changing. We are tempted to give up and opt out. Instead, we should be willing to be uncritical, patient, and understanding. Jesus is still able to maintain the flame in our hearts if we continue centering our lives on Him.

“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.” John 1:17 - 18   In my daily Bible reading I am reading through the prophets. After reflecting on the major themes of the prophets for several months I thought of what God might say through his messengers today. What might God speak to us?

What are you waiting for? Are you having a hard time being patient while your project or expected outcome is taking its time coming to you?

I was thinking of death this week; not a specific death, mine or another’s, but death in general. My focus wasn’t on the preliminaries of death: the decline into frailty by disease nor the suddenness of accident and injury. I was trying to imagine what the journey of death is like. What is the actual transition of moving from this life to the next?