Getting Older

A cheerful heart is good medicine Proverbs 17:22a

Why do they call it, “Getting old?” Even if you don’t want to “get” it, it’s not something you can just leave lying there and go on your youthful way. Every day we get older, whether you get it or not. It’s one of the problems with time—its arrow points forward, not backward.

 I may be older, but I don’t feel it. Well, last week I did, but not today. This morning I had a good, hearty laugh and it has changed my walk and my attitude. God is better. Yeah, yeah, I know the phrase is “God is good.” But today, in my world, God is better. There are even days when God is best, but those occasions are for me to… Well, older folks know what I mean.

 A little humor is most always welcome. A good laugh can turn a dreary day—even one with tears—into one of sunshine—with tears of a different kind. I won’t go into the biology of humor; I don’t care about that. I just know that it makes me feel lighter and my outlook usually changes for the better.

 I found one instance of ‘elderly humor’ which I offer to you as an antidote to a day of less than overt humorous flavor. If you don’t laugh at this, quick call emergency. You may be in danger of “getting old,” no matter your age.

 Mary Maxwell giving the opening invocation.

Thanks for listening, and remember—God is better.