LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW

Photo by Jana Cox 

Today Steve and I went to the nursing 

home in a nearby town. We sang 

with the elderly and Steve gave a devotion.  

As we were leaving one of the ladies started 

weeping.  I went over and she said, "Will you 

just hold my hand".  I gently took her trembling 

hand and she said, "While we were singing I was 

looking through that little window in the door 

and I thought I saw my son".  

My heart broke for her as you could see 

how she longed to see her son so much.  

I came home and my niece had posted this 

photo and I realized that many of us are 

looking through the small window 

for something. 

When we are young we are looking 

through the window for mom, dad, 

a friend, a little animal or toy.  

When we are in high school many 

times we are looking for the love 

of our lives.  

In our early adulthood we are 

looking through the window for 

our future children.   

As we move into our forty's 

and fifty's we are looking for our 

first grandchild to be born.  

Sixty's we are looking through the 

window into retirement and a life 

of relaxation.  

Seventies we start looking back and 

longing to have our children by our 

side just one more time.  Just one more

conversation.  Just one more hug.  Just 

one more cup of coffee together.   Just 

one more laugh.  Just one more...

As we live beyond that I have noticed

that people start looking at the window 

into the next stage of life.  As their bodies

become tired and worn out and all the 

reasons for living are not coming to visit

very often they look into the window 

of eternity.  

Most of the ones who know where 

they will spend eternity show signs

of anxiousness for that day.  Those 

who do not seem gloomy and 

in distress.  

My prayer for everyone is that no

matter what stage of life we are 

in, that we take time to look 

into the window of what our life

will be like when we come to the end 

of the journey.  

Looking for that blessed hope, and the 

glorious appearing of the great 

God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Who gave himself for us, that he 

might redeem us from all iniquity, 

and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 

zealous of good works.

Titus 3:13-14