http://staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/ Just another AbundantDesigns.com weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:16:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Donald Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:59:14 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/#comment-1511 The Lord's been reminding me lately that my life is not to be saved, only "lost" in the right ways as time goes by. And believe it or not I read the following verses just this morning: "Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before Thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee" (Psalm 39:4-7 [capitalization altered]). The Lord’s been reminding me lately that my life is not to be saved, only “lost” in the right ways as time goes by. And believe it or not I read the following verses just this morning: “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before Thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee” (Psalm 39:4-7 [capitalization altered]).

]]> http://staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Nathan Straub Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:15:43 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/#comment-1512 Sounds like your uncle lived a significant life. The relative shortness of life keeps young and old closer together. Sounds like your uncle lived a significant life. The relative shortness of life keeps young and old closer together.

]]> http://staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Micaela Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:38:35 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/#comment-1513 Our life is that little dash between the two numbers. It's a really short dash because life is short and vanishes away. Good thoughts, Robert. Our life is that little dash between the two numbers. It’s a really short dash because life is short and vanishes away. Good thoughts, Robert.

]]> http://staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Michael Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:04:03 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2009/01/03/grave-thoughts-on-the-new-year/#comment-1514 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart... The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Ecc 7:2,4 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart… The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Ecc 7:2,4

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