Amen. Funny to think that I started my Substack at 40. I also desire to declare God's story to the next generation. You're definitely passing something good on to me, Richard. Thank you for your faithful writing and witness from afar.
I’m ten years your senior, and I didn’t start to “feel my age” until this last year when it seems like things started falling apart physically, mentally, and, even, spiritually. Maybe it has to do with that “three score and ten” deal. Or maybe that’s just how it goes. This Psalm today is especially poignant to me. On a less serious matter, I’m growing my hair out because I can and because I’d like to be buried or cremated with a pony tail. 😎
I first connected with the significance of "aging" in the 365 collection of Henri Nouwen writings called "You are the Beloved" - Janel calls it my "befriending death book" because of several entries I read aloud. This was why your book "Slavery of Death" resonated so strongly with me. Aging is supposed to help us do this, being around those who age helps us, but we like to stiff arm death and that often involves avoiding aging or noticing the aging of others. Anyway - even 33 year olds need to think about aging. Thanks!
Amen, brother Richard. Amen. Doesn't get any easier as 70 looms, either, just sayin. The Medicare folks drive me crazy. But being able to look back and see how far I've come, how much God has cultuvated in me the traits that I prayed for as a 20- or 30-something? My heart fills with gratitude.
Amen. Funny to think that I started my Substack at 40. I also desire to declare God's story to the next generation. You're definitely passing something good on to me, Richard. Thank you for your faithful writing and witness from afar.
I’m ten years your senior, and I didn’t start to “feel my age” until this last year when it seems like things started falling apart physically, mentally, and, even, spiritually. Maybe it has to do with that “three score and ten” deal. Or maybe that’s just how it goes. This Psalm today is especially poignant to me. On a less serious matter, I’m growing my hair out because I can and because I’d like to be buried or cremated with a pony tail. 😎
You might like this thing that wrote just this week about my increasing decrepitude. Or maybe not. https://themjkxn.substack.com/p/im-more-alive-than-them-that-died
I first connected with the significance of "aging" in the 365 collection of Henri Nouwen writings called "You are the Beloved" - Janel calls it my "befriending death book" because of several entries I read aloud. This was why your book "Slavery of Death" resonated so strongly with me. Aging is supposed to help us do this, being around those who age helps us, but we like to stiff arm death and that often involves avoiding aging or noticing the aging of others. Anyway - even 33 year olds need to think about aging. Thanks!
Amen, brother Richard. Amen. Doesn't get any easier as 70 looms, either, just sayin. The Medicare folks drive me crazy. But being able to look back and see how far I've come, how much God has cultuvated in me the traits that I prayed for as a 20- or 30-something? My heart fills with gratitude.
I feel ya.