It takes extra time at our age.
But when Danny's blood pressure shoots up,
Or my bursitis plagues me, we face each
Other and repeat the words together:
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though
Outwardly we are wasting away, yet
Inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles are
Achieving for us an eternal glory that far
Outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not
On what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what
Is unseen is eternal." *
Our troubles may not seem light and
Momentary now, but heavy and
Unrelenting.
But in light of eternity our ailments are
A mere breath.
It's why Danny and I practice the paradox.
We focus on the hope of heaven,
On a Father who hears us, holds us,
Knows us.
We fix our eyes on spiritual realities,
Things we can't see with our eyes, but
With our hearts.
*II Corinthians 4:16-18