Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Our daily worries for family span a great expanse, but I don’t think we have ever focused on our senior family members, especially those in their twilight years. They have seen all, experienced much, and are not immune from having their faith shaken.
But understand this: there will be terrifying times in the last days. People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious, callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them. 2 Timothy 3:1-5
How different and confusing this generation must seem to the elderly!! The cultural norms have changed, as well as the religious ones. Respect for authority has diminished, morality is at an all time low, and God has been generally benched!
But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known [the] sacred scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:14-15
Lord, we lift up our beloved elderly and ask for abundant graces. Comfort them as they suffer through their physical ailments and limitations. Be their protection when their faith wavers. Send friends and family when they feel alone, confused, and abandoned. Grant them the grace of perseverance to the end and multiply your mercy and love in their lives! Amen.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Pray for and visit the elderly. Pass it on!
