Sunday, September 9, 2012

These 40 years


September 9



 40 years of marriage

40 years of sacrificial love

40 years of moving around the world

40 years of setting Christ as the center

40 years of growing a family of 4 

into a family of 11





40 years of sacrifice

40 years of laughter

40 years of always coming home,

knowing we are not home yet


40 years of example 


40 years of non-ceasing prayer


40 years of gentle guidance



40 years of mornings spent lingering over breakfast


40 years of coffee


40 years of faithfulness
 

40 years of adventures




 
Today, as I sat in Church and watched as Greg was installed as Associate Pastor

I thought about prayers answered 8 years after they were first whispered

I thought about our 13 years together

and the 40 x 40 more years to come

I thought about the marriages of friends breaking apart

of people walking away from their covenants with one another and with God

And, I thought about 40 years

and all that God has blessed me with, 

as we celebrate

these 40 years.


For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100:5