It is not the sagging skin, growing earlobes or arthritic joints; it is the slowing of my mind that worries me about aging. It seems that a job that should take one hour, takes two. Not because my body is slow but because it takes one hour to do the job and one to correct my mistakes. And what I learned yesterday, I have forgotten today. It is so distressing for me to plainly see the progressive demise of my faculties. No, I don’t have Alzheimers(at least not yet). It is just that my highest value was always in how my mind worked so that is what takes my attention. But I guess we all have one thing that worries us about aging. And I must remember, aging is a privilege granted to survivors.

Here is a scripture that comforted me today about this time of life.

Psalm 103: 1-5 NIV

Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

God does forgive my sins every single day. He has healed my diseases. He did redeem my life from the pit. He does crown me with love and compassion. He does satisfy my desires with so many good things. So it follows that I should rejoice and enjoy these good things and let them renew my youth. Yes, just as the scripture says, it is through a grateful and thankful heart over God’s goodness that He will renew my youth like the eagle’s.