I laughed because gray hair was now a possibility for me; it was no longer this foreign concept that alluded me. I like the fact that God is essentially declaring that He isn’t absent in our old age; however, I couldn’t help but wonder, “Why doesn’t God rescue us from growing old?”

As a born-again Christian, I have always known of God’s grace and goodness, but I didn’t slow down and take time to be with Him when I was healthy and strong. I took God for granted. Even after my husband had survived three heart attacks with God’s mercy and healing hand over him, I found that I shelved the mercy of His miracles.