hmmm…..
You might have seen the news about a seed that Russian scientists found in the Artic tundra. This seed had been buried for around 32,000 years and was recently germinated and grown to become a lovely plant with delicate white blossoms. It is the oldest plant by far to ever have been grown from an ancient seed and it is beautiful.
I wonder what I would look like in 32,000 years. When I look at pictures of myself from my childhood, I see a resemblance; but I wonder if other people do. How different would I look in 100 years? 320 years? 32,000 years?
In our church, we have an aging congregation. There are many members who are over 90 years old. They are lovely, graceful and still full of playful life. Occasionally (mostly at their funerals) I get to see photographs of them in their youth. There are wedding photos, pictures of men in their military uniforms and sometimes, early family photos of them with their young siblings. I rarely recognized them as their former selves.
What is so charming about seeing old phtographs, though, is the story that is told by the features that remain. Often it is bright eyes. There are several women in our congregation who still have their sparkling, stunning blue eyes. It is no surprize to me why their husbands fell for them. Most men had much more hair in their younger years and this changes their appearance greatly. But often the way they carry themselves or hold their head at a certain angle identifies them clearly.
I wonder how we look in God’s eyes. Does God see the wrinkles, the bald heads, the gray hair? Probably not; I mean after all, we will always be his children.
hmmm…..
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