Aug. 15, 2008

Like Sand Through the Hourglass.....

Do you remember my title from that old soap?  When I was a child, I would hear this on a soap that my mom watched sometime.  It part of the opening.  A somber male voice would come on and intone, "Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."  Truly there are times when life seems to move quickly.  If we are not careful, we miss much.  We miss opportunities to minister to friends and family.  We miss moments when we could be in the Word, or praying.  We miss the joy of laughing with those we love.  Recently, my first grandchild was born a month early and 1000 miles away.  She is doing really well.  If she hasn't already caught up, she will in a minute.  I was able to go and visit with her and her mom and dad.  What a sweet pleasure to hold her in my arms and remember what it was like to hold her father for the first time, and think about all that had passed in the intervening years.  What fun to whisper sweet nothings in her ear.  "I love you.  God loves you."  "Papaw can't wait to see you."  What joy to look at her and know that God is not done creating people to love and worship him, created in his own image, for his own glory.  Time can fly swiftly by.  I pray that God will show me how to redeem the time.

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