Yesterday, August 30th, was my birthday. I am now 80 years of age—four score, to use the older phrase. If I do not strike out in another 20 years, I will score 100. I don’t know that that is an attainable goal, but probably more likely than six score (120).
I think I am wiser than I was at twenty, and while I have the occasional aches and pains, I do not feel like I am eighty years old. I am still interested in what my next years going forward will bring. My mind is still active and I am learning new things every day.
I want to see what the next 10 to 20 year in our world will mean. Will we cure more diseases? Will we have colonies on other planets? Will wars come to an end? Will we conquer hunger in the world? Will we learn how to deal with the conflicts of life in meaningful ways? What new problems will we face, and will we be able to solve them? What will the world look like for my great grandchildren, if I have any?
But most of all, I want to see what new things the Creator God will do to show his continuing love for His creation and who He will use to accomplish that new work. Our future is in the hands of God, and I would love to be around to see it.