June 18-Births are common, but never commonplace. Abraham was already old when he was told to go to a new place. He was already old when told that he and Sarah would have a child, long after the time for conception had past. Every month, like clockwork, they were disapointed again. Sarah grew past the time to have children. Gen. 18, the visitor and the miraculous birth some see it as a Trinitarian image- is he being judged on his hospitality ( see janzen) p,55- in the spring, in the time of life (Heb)after I am worn out shall I pleasure (ednah) as in eden word play Is anything too difficult for God-repeated by the angel for the possibly too youthful Mary-God is not talking to Abraham alone but also to her-she is being revivified- Yiddish fears compliments, as if it is daring fate to strike.and Torment comes in many forms, but it often comes in 2 guises (Wex) children.Wp-It might seem there is something dishonest about telling the visitors they will only receive a little water and a bit of bread, when something far more lavish is what he has in mind. This could be explained away under the rubric of humility, that Abraham did not want to be arrogant about his ability to provide. Or, perhaps Abraham wanted to pleasantly surprise his visitors by not getting their expectations up. One ancient rabbi explained that this story illustrates how those who are righteous speak little, but do a lot.They were facing mortality, even as these patriarchal ages go longer than ours.So would they have the promised legacy? Is a dream a lie when it doesn’t come true, or is it something worse (the river) How many times did his new name, father of many taste like the ashes of death in his mouth? When did they both think that they lacked the energy to handle a baby, a toddler, a child?
Continued creativity is possible in old age. Old dogs can learn new tricks and demonstrate new capacities.Older Adulthood may and can be marked by industry, creativity, and using our learnings to teach others. We need to do much better in providing a forum for that sharing than the monastic isolation we place the elderly. Of course, youth sees the aging as hopelessly outmoded, so they choose to miss the chance.
-integrity and despair -replay of the previous virtues and challenges How does hope endure in the face of repeated disappointments?
Shakespeare winter’s tale-thou meets with things dying things I with things being born Melancholy sets in when you do not see a way to even try to change a situation.Where does hope go when you reach the winter of life? Month after month, the hope for a child waned for the old couple.A dream deferred-does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?“Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trus we continue to find options and potential, despite loss.t impaired.” Capps hope fights shame, apathy, and despair: all of which hit us hard as we age.Is anything too wonderful for the Lord?the name the child laughter,
Were some disciples elderly?, exorcism and healing time is right for doing kingdom work.
Aging as sabbath time and closures.In the face of too many losses and limitations, old age draws on a lifetime of experience in the embrace of hope for themselves, for their legacy, and a world to come.
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