“Faith In Eternal Life”
March 22-John 3:14-21–
There is no getting around it–we all die. Thursday I will be a year older, and the years are flying by. My time is coming, sooner than later. It is hard for me to accept the fact I am getting old. I have been here nearly fifteen years, and the kids I have known since then are older, much older, and what is sad is they have not grown much emotionally, still trying to “trick”, still acting like they did when i first met them. I think I am growing, slowly but surer. Many progressive Christians try to interpret their faith with out eternal life, living in the here and now, but the reality is I can not do that. First–if there is no hope of anything beyond this life then all the suffering I see is in vain, there is no hope to offer; secondly, if there is no hope beyond this life, then life to me would seem in vain, useless, and nothing counts. And so I place my faith in Jesus, and in the eternity that is to come, and continue to work for his reign here on earth. Getting old sucks, it really sucks! I look back, and I really regret nothing–it has been life–life progressing, a journey, the good and the bad times, and I have lived life to its fullest, made a hell of a lot of mistakes, but the reality is, I have kept my eye on the prize and I am growing, and so I guess that is what life is about–continuing to grow on the journey. Someone asked me recently if I regretted not having a “soul mate”, or a “life’s partner”, and at one time I might have, but my journey has been one devoted to God, devoted to her service, and God has been the totality of my search and there has been no room for any other, and so I have no regrets. I would not be here if I had a partner, and my guess is my life would be rather boring, but who knows. I live now, I live in the moment, and I give thanks to God for each moment.
Today I simply watched T.V., had dinner with Stephen, and went to bed at 10:00. I am tired, and I suppose depressed over my up coming birthday. I will be on the marriage march any ways. Deo Gratis! Thanks be to God!
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