I have some friends who have concerns that with age their beauty will fade and diminish.
Consider this wildflower. The color and hue of its petals may not be as vibrant as in days previous. There may be small blemishes. The weather and circumstances may have inflicted tatters and tears. It is aging. And what is to happen in the days to come? Will the petals and leaves drop? Will the cone of the flower brown and dry out? Will the harsh winter snows come and sweep around it, burying all but the tallest portion? Where is its beauty then? It is even more beautiful as the days and seasons pass. For slowly it is revealed to us all, that its glory is not in the color of its youth, but in the promise it bears for the future. In the harshest of conditions we see it carries in its seeds the promise of the future. By sharing itself life is renewed. And so my friends, you are beautiful in your youth, but it as we see you age that your true beauty is revealed.
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AuthorJoel Kreger is a writer who grew up in Minnesota, spent many years of his life in Iowa and Wisconsin, and now lives in Minnesota. His life experience includes careers of serving 17 years as a Lutheran parish pastor, working 18 years as a public school teacher, and now writing as a novelist and blogger. Archives
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