It occured to me one day that the Scripture gives us the Grace of growing old. This rose is a climber stretching its fragrance and glory to the heavens.
After Peter's denial the Lord restored Peter. "Jesus said, 'Feed my sheep. I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted but when you are old you will stretch our your hands and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.' Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him "Follow me."
Jesus says "Follow me."
Jesus says "Feed my sheep."
Jesus says "Stretch out your arms "
and "Glorify Me."
As we age, someone else will dress us and lead us where we do not want to go (hospital, retirement home, nursing home, leaving your home and downsizing), however as we grow older we can still Follow Jesus, Feed His Sheep, Stretch out our arms and Glorify Him.
John 21:20 "Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who leaned back against Jesus at the supper...). John (the one who understood the love of Jesus) was the eyewitness and the one who wrote this account.
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