Waking Up before We Die

In retirement I have more time for prayer and reflection to rest in the Lord and hence to have my spirit renewed. We choose how we interpret our situations. Positive spiritual aging ideas enhance our sense of well-being. Of course the loss of loved ones decreases our sense of self-worth at times but the Spirit can renew us. As Genesis reminds us God was still working in the lives of Sarah and Abraham in old age and they can serve as models for us. Indeed Sarah laughed at the angels and shows us how humor exists even as we age. God wants us to be fully alive at all ages even old age. While the old nursery rhyme/prayer saysNow I lay me down to sleepI pray the Lord my soul to keep.If I should die before I wakeI pray the Lord my soul to take.We can also say If I should wake before I die. That's our hope to wake and live before we die.