I have been to a couple of graduation ceremonies this past week--and have another one on the schedule for this Friday. Three grandchildren. One finishing elementary school, one graduating from Middle School and one who is now a high school graduate.I must admit having a grandchild now out of high school has made me very self-conscious about my age. It seems like only yesterday, to use a cliché, when he was a newborn in New Jersey! Now he towers over me by a good four inches (at least!)
Life is full of such markers. Special occasions when we stop and notice the passage of time. Birthdays, baptisms, confirmations, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, anniversaries, funerals. Such occasions remind us just how precious a gift life is. Especially when we get to share it with people we care about--young and old!
I don't know what your days ahead hold for you, but no doubt you've got one or two such occasions on your calendar as well. Enjoy them! And remember to offer God a word of thanks for those you celebrate.
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