I looked up the members of my seminary graduating class recently and discovered that many of my friends are now deceased. It was a sober reminder of the brevity of life. Three score and ten, give or take a few years, and were gone (Ps. 90:10). Israels poet was right: Were but strangers here and sojourners (39:12).
The brevity of life makes us think about our endthe measure of our days and how fleeting they are (v.4), a feeling that grows more certain as we draw closer to the end of our lives. This world is not our home; were but strangers and sojourners here.
Yet we are not alone on the journey. We are strangers and sojourners with God (39:12), a thought that makes the journey less troubling, less frightening, less worrisome. We pass through this world and into the next with a loving Father as our constant companion and guide. Were strangers here on earth, but we are never alone on the journey (73:23-24). We have One who says, I am with you always (Matt. 28:20).
We may lose sight of father, mother, spouse, and friends, but we always know that God is walking beside us. An old saying puts it like this: Good company on the road makes the way to seem lighter.
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul. ((HUGS))