Psalm 31:9-16

“I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.” vs. 12

As we age it’s not unusual for us to forget which of our many friends and relatives have died and which remain alive. Occasionally the very elderly will be shocked when they are told that their mother or father is dead. It can be almost impossible for them to believe such a thing, even if they were in attendance at their funeral. That’s just how our brains work. Sometimes the information that’s been stored securely in our memory banks becomes suddenly inaccessible, and whatever passwords we’ve been using just don’t work any more. The psalmist seems to have been aware of that too, and what’s even more frightening to him is the feeling that he too will one day pass out of mind. While we know that someday this will take place, we would just as soon that it didn’t happen until we were dead. We would like to be remembered and have value in our circle of friends and family as long as possible. But rather than dwell on that time when we will be forgotten, it’s far more productive to focus on the present, this moment in which we live and breathe and have our being. God is in charge of our future, and we know that in Christ, everything is going to be just fine. But for now our best course is to rejoice in this day that the Lord has made and has so graciously dropped into our laps!

Thought for the Day: What will I rejoice about today?