There is one certainty that we all face, and that is that things change: our health, our wealth, our station in life, those who are near and dear to us.
The writer of Ecclesiastes stated, "A man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry" (Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. See All...).
Isaiah was inspired to write, "Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength" (Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. See All...).
As we walk and live among the aged in our lands, it is not always easy to remember that they too were beautiful young ladies and handsome young men at some time.
The Word of God tells us to fear God and honor the king (Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: See All..., 1 Peter 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. See All...).
The Bible tells us wonderful tale of Miriam, the older sister of Moses and Aaron, who dutifully and lovingly waited to see what would become of her brother as he floated down the Nile River in Egypt so long ago (Exodus 2:2-8[2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. [3] And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. [4] And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. [5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. [6] And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. [7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? [8] And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.