My posts are lagging behind the times. Sorry for the delay. I’m working on the final parts of a book on Elder Care. When did I realize that besides chapters, books often include a Preface, Introduction, and Conclusion? I used to skip over those extra sections. Now I’m writing them.
Lately I’ve been thinking about our generation–Boomers and Beyond. I’ve concentrated over the last ten years on helping us understand our parents, know ourselves, and struggle over the difficult issues that crop up during this often difficult period of life.
But now, the shoe may be on the other foot. Many of us are needing help we thought we’d never need. In our church Sunday school class, over the years members have shared a variety of what we call prayer requests. People explain what’s going on in their lives, or the lives of their children or parents. Class members pray for that person. When a prayer is answered, we all rejoice. The most important thing about this process is the realization that God is with us always.
In the “old days,” prayer requests were varied and included: “Lord, help our baby to sleep through the night! And later, “Help Jimmy to finally use the toilet rather than the floor.” Those prayer requests changed with the time and circumstances. A child failing in school. A teenager thinking he was 21 when he wasn’t. A new grandbaby on the way.
Our aging parents were next. Fractured hips, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia were all covered in our prayer requests.
Now we are the subject of many of our prayers. Not long ago, I received an email from the spouse of a man who had recently undergone surgery. One sentence stood out. “He finally slept through the night!” Deja vu. What goes around comes around.
This comment has been removed by the author.