I attended a funeral this morning for an older woman in our church. Upon my return, I couldn’t help but think that it is a good thing that we ponder our mortality on regular occasion. I have no guarantee that it will not be me sitting in the family’s front row next weekend, donning all black apparel instead of the navy suit I wore this time. And furthermore, it could be my grave for which all the flowers are bought.

Since our lives our fleeting vapors, it is good that we spread God’s glory enthusiastically and love one another wholeheartedly…while we can. In other words, work while it is still light.