Today is Saturday, August 18th, 2007; Karen's Korner #1130
(Generally there is no Saturday Karen's Korner, but we had computer server problems on Monday. There was no Karen's Korner and I like to have five Korners per week. Hence the Saturday edition!)
Wednesday's Karen's Korner was an exerpt from Max Lucado's book "It's Not About Me" and yesterday's Korner was an email devotional by Joel Osteen titled "It's Too Soon To Quit".
It made me think about worship times at last week's camp in Poland. There were about 150 campers. Add to that counselors, workers, and the PROeM leadership. There were worship times at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day of the camp. Because of our work with a vacation Bible School away from the camp, we would attend only the evening worship with the campers.
The worship service was up tempo with multi-media presentations. Music was loud, lively, and lots of actions and moving around. As we were standing and singing, I made a quick mental calculation, "I was the oldest person in the building of probably 200 - 250 people." Another gal, a teacher with a group from Illinois, may have been older. But I think I my have been oldest.
It is beginning to happen to me more and more: when I ran in the Iowa Games the past two summers; when I organized and went on an overnight mission trip to Minneapolis/St. Paul last summer which included sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor of a church.
So I have a decision to make each time I do these types of things now. Am I 'too old' to do these types of things? Has the torch been passed? Should I let someone 'younger' do it?
Or as Lucado says, "It isn't about me?" Or as Osteen says, "It's too soon to quit?"
I am going to choose to continue to do the things I think needs to be done; the things God gives me to do; the things I enjoy doing, even if I am the oldest one and as long as God continues to bless me with the health to do it!
I want to follow in the footsteps of my mom who stopped singing in their church choir last year, when she started having an inner ear problem which she was afraid might disrupt a church service some Sunday. But still helps with making and serving treats for Vacation Bible Schools and other church events and activities. She will be 89 in November!
Dear Father God, thank you for the measure of good health that you have given to me and to others; thank you for a job to do to build and grow your kingdom. Thank you that you are an irrespector of person's abilities, talents, or ages. Thank you that you bless what we attempt to do in Your Name. Thank you for reminding us that it is never too soon to quit and that isn't about us anyway. In Jesus' name who gave all of us a 'can do' attitude. Amen.
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