I was feeling really good when I went to chapel at our college yesterday. My new metal knee is working just fine. It likes the cold and we have lots of cold these days. As I settled in I suddenly felt not just fine but amazing for as I started reading the printed program I realized just how old I really am. According to the printed date on the program I am over 155 years old. Radical! I want to announce to you that I am really doing great. Not only am I still walking, teaching and driving, I still have all my teeth. Better than that you should see my wife. She is over 156 and she is totally awesome. I think we should be on the cover of AARP’s monthly magazine. Of course the federal government hates us because of the ninety years of social security checks we have received. We got all our money back.
Age is very relevant and very important in this life. When we are little we use fractions when we tell people how old we are. “I am four and a half.” After we pass our forties we speak in generalities. Note the paragraph above. I said I am over 155. I did not how much older.
Our great joy is Jesus is about to make age totally irrelevant. When we are living forever, what’s a 1000 years? I want to learn to play the cello like Yo-Yo Ma. Now, I don’t have enough time. Soon, I will have all the time I need. Jesus is so special. While here we don’t have time for our dreams.
Jesus will give us time for every dream.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 23, 2009
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
Rogerbothwell.org