The Senior Adult years are like rounding third base and heading for home plate. That reminds me of my last organized game \u2013 a church-league softball game. I was on second base when our batter hit a line drive between the outfielders. As I approached third base, the youthful coach waved me toward home. My youthful forty-something body said go. My more mature forty-something mind said stop. I stopped at full speed. The popping sound heard all the way to the bleachers was my hamstring. It was over! My last game! I quit! Back to senior adulthood. I\u2019ve rounded third base, with multiple reasons to stop (listing them here would only be depressing for a Monday), but I\u2019ve chosen to \u201cpress toward the goal,\u201d (Philippians 3:14) in this case intending to slide safely in to home when I\u2019ve \u201cfinished the race\u201d (2 Timothy 4:7) \u2013 at no time soon, I hope! Actually it matters little where you are on the base paths of life. You can quit, or you can keep going. Join me at home plate someday with a well-done, and a hallelujah high-five.<\/p>\n
Join me this week in remembering the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for student interns and summer missionaries who finish their summer assignments this week.
\n\u2022 Pray for \u201cThe Greatest Journey\u201d kids\u2019 camp being conducted in a park in southeast Calgary, Canada, July 27\u00ac-30.
\n\u2022 Give thanks for over 500 people in 10 different cities and towns in the Kharkov region of Ukraine, who experienced the love of Jesus through the hands of a volunteer medical team in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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