AS YET UNTITLED

There are alot of things going through my head right now, so I'll start at the beginning.

Church was very good this morning. We had a small ceremony honoring the "Legacies" of the church. These are the people who have been in the church 25 years or more.  I'm not sure if I've been there 25 years or not, but most of the faces I remember from when I was a child.

There was a deacon honored for 93 years of service. Now, this came with mixed emotions. None of them negative, however mixed. See, I remember when this man was able to walk to the front of the church and stand with the other deacons. I remember when he could stand up on his own and lift his hands.

He came in today and was pushed in, in a wheelchair, with another holding his legs up. He could barely walk in the pew and there were already 4 people trying to help him in his seat. I fought back tears. Looking at where this man is was to where he is now, and I continued to fight back tears. Not tears of sadness, but tears of joy.

Here is a man that God has allowed a long life, and even in his old age, he still serves God. He could have been one of the elders that curse, smokes, drinks and living out his last days the wrong way, but he manages to make it into the house of the Lord on Sunday. So this said to me, if this man can do it, why can't I.

Some Sundays I make an excuse to sleep late, or promise the Lord that I will read and listen to Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar and Charles Stanley... which I do, but being sleepy is not a reason to stay home from church.

If we look at all the times we go to work sleepy and have to stay there 9 hours or more, but we can't go to church for 3 and at least stay awake???????

I have learned something valuable today. My lesson for today was to never take life for granted. People die everyday. Some people die before they take their first breath in this world, some die shortly after. Some people die unfortunately as children or teens. Some die long painful deaths from disease, young or old. Some live a fairly decent life and make it to an older age, but some live, like this man, to be old, but still in his right mind.

He made need help with things, simple things, like dressing, bathing, even putting shoes on, but he is alive and still praising God.

God if you see fit, allow me some of the time this man has, and grant me peace and wisdom, so that my life and my experience will be a testimony.