The Old Made New

Since it was a glorious warm day yesterday, I walked to Mom K's nursing home to visit her. The administrator had come up with all kinds of clever ideas to make it difficult for her to get up without help, hoping to prevent her falls. He called in some health care advisors who tilted the wheelchair seat back a little, and added a higher edge to her bed. We hope that extra bit of incline she would have to overcome will make her decide it is just easier to call for help. After all the adjustments were done, the nice helper left, and I also got up to say goodbye.
"Now remember," I told Mom K for the millionth time, "When you want to get up, call for help."
"Ok," she said.
I started to walk out the door and turned to see her trying to stand up.
"Where are you going!?" I cried, rushing back in.
She settled back down, saying, "I don't know."

I finished a charcoal drawing I had done of a friend's dog, and was very happy with it. The dog is old and not doing well. Old creatures not doing well seem to be surrounding me these days....

But I could almost forget that, walking home in the sunshine. It is good that in the midst of winter, God sometimes gives us warm sunny days. It reminds us that winter will end, the buds will open and flowers will blossom, the birds will return singing, and the old will be made new again. It is good to keep that in mind when surrounded by old creatures not doing well.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!




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