Where have they gone?
Read Hebrews 11
Wouldn’t it be nice to have the giants of history still here? People you would like to sit down with like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln and more recently Walt Disney, Alfred Sloan and Pope John 23rd. You could even include some who are giants only to yourself like for me, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings or Johnny Cash.
These are “celebrity” or “famous” persons. Think about those who were closer to us whom we don’t have around now. Some have moved away – others have died. Don’t you wish you had asked family members all kinds of questions about things that have come up. Shirley never asked my mother how to make pie crust or gravy, but Charlie and Jacki know. We have a lot of old pictures, but we don’t know who the people are. Some families video tape older members of their family and have excellent histories.
Look around and realize now is the time to appreciate and/or get to know the giants of your life. Start with your family, your Church family, your co-workers and perhaps some persons you have always wanted to meet. It could be like the song about guitar picker Clayton Delaney “I remember the year that Clayton Delaney Died”. At the end there’s a line “Maybe the good Lord likes a little picking too”. Who knows when any of us will be called for what ever talent we have.
Jack Van Becelaere
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