". . . there are some who really live long and experience aging to the top. And there is something about aging. It is poignant and beautiful if we accept it. There is a kind of gentle letting go that God effects in us as we age. Little by little we hand things back to God and learn to depend on him more, and those he sends us. To be sure, I am aware that old age is not easy, but there is something strangely beautiful about what God does in old age if we are willing to see and accept it."
In a recent thoughtful reflection that draws on Ecclesiastes 12, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) wrote about the dignity of the elderly.
To access Msgr. Pope's complete post, please visit:
Msgr. Charles Pope: On Age and the Dignity of the Elderly (17 MAY 11)
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