I was starting to write a post about a week ago, when my grandparents were here. But I never quite finished it. Today, early this morning we took them to the airport and they left. Well, I am definitely going to miss them! I haven’t seen them in years, since it’s hard for either them to come to us or we visit them, since they live in New York, way across on the other side of the country.
I just wrote out quite a lot about their visit, but I think I’m going to cut it down a little because I know that it might be a little too much for one post. I’ll just say that I learned a lot from my elders, and I will greatly miss them.
One thing that I really learned was that I live far too carelessly. I have known this for quite a while, but having them come and bless us so much with their cheerful attitude, their wisdom, their love for God and for others, it just sort of blew me away. They went to Bangladesh a little while ago, and came back with a huge appreciation for life and a new way of living. They don’t want to stop and lounge around, like so many of our culture does. They have a passion for life and goodness and wholesomeness and especially for a passion for God. It really got to me, and I hope that it will never leave me.
Something that has been gnawing away at me (in a good way) are the Words that our Savior gave us and I think I’ll end with that.
Matthew 28:18-20
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Shalom
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