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The springing forward of the clock once again brought with it the moans and groans of many about “losing” an hour in recent days. Time is that which we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years.
There are three tall windows at the front of my little abode facing the eastern sky, which most mornings bless me with a bird’s eye view of glorious sunrises. Each day I stand before one of the windows in thankfulness and praise to the Good Lord for another day and marvel at the handiwork of the Master Painter as the sky unveils the richest hues of pink, golden yellow and blue. As each sunrise unfolds before my eyes it seems that time stands still as I am amazed at His Holy Presence. We know that time (the sun and moon) once stood still for a day in response to Joshua’s request, as recorded in the 10th chapter of Joshua as Israel fought her enemies.
Songwriters: Suzanne Gaither Jennings, Tanya Sykes, and Michael G. Sykes penned the song “Before The Sun Goes Down”© asking the questions of how one spends their day and if they lived their very best, and to be mindful not to leave this world with regrets.
We have heard the quotes, “Time is of the essence” which means that completing a task by a timeline is critical, and where the heart is concerned “Make the most of the time you have” with those you love, be present in and cherish each moment.
As you have read over the past months about my loved one’s journey with cancer and treatment, my family has once again been reminded that time matters, and spending time together is much more important than anything else, and that spending time together is far more important than spending an exorbitant amount of money on gifts at holiday and birthday time. This past year emphasized this truth to my siblings and me and we agreed that our time and money would be expended on travel and overnight needs, so that we could spend each available moment with our loved one, and whatever the needs were for our loved one.
Readers, in my more than 25,000 days (nearly 69 years) upon planet earth, I have witnessed many glorious sunrises. Like you, I have known great joy beyond measure throughout many of my days, yet we have also witnessed sorrow and heartache. Some heartaches I thought I would surely not survive. Just as the hairs on our head are numbered, so are our days numbered. Throughout my many years I have read in the scriptures, “The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10
For me, hearing the news that a loved one’s days were numbered felt as though I had been struck by a bolt of hot lightning. Yet, I know that each of us have so many days here on planet Earth and one day, The Lord will draw back the breath that He has lent us and we will enter into eternity.
Good news! This week we learned from the doctor that our loved one’s days are expected to be four to five times more than when first diagnosed! God is answering our prayers day by day.
The Psalms remind me of the faithfulness of God even as it reflects on the length of our days by giving us this word, “Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90: 14
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