Okay, this sermon is taking off on its own direction. As I am re-reading Anne Lamott's book Plan B, I am seeing something I hadn't noticed. I should have seen it but I was more interested in pursuing the issue of faith and doubt but now I see that issue in a larger context.
Here is something Anne wrote about her life:
"Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life--it has given me me. It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now."
This book has gotten me to think about what it means to "Act our age" no matter what our age. How do we act our age if we are a young person and we are full of potential? How do we act our age if we are old and we have the wisdom of the years? How do we act our age if we are in between?
I think of Mary, mother of Jesus, when she was a young woman. I think of Ann the prophetess who heard of the birth of the Christ Child. How do we act our age since each age presents its own problems and possibilities?
How can we become comfortable with ourselves no matter how old we are?
How old are you? What does it mean for you to act your age? Do you have thoughts about this? Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with other readers click on the "comments" box below.
I look forward to hear from you.
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Charles Schuster
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While I am 32 years old, I have no idea what a 32 year old should act like. However, it is very clear how a father of two young boys, a husband, a grandson of a lone grandparent who is feeling their own age should act.
Perhaps it's less of a chronological issue, and more of the responsibilities and or people we have in our lives that define our "age" and how we should behave.
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